diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index 78f3d3ac2280..4a5eb9e856f0 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -6238,6 +6238,11 @@ static bool io_drain_req(struct io_kiocb *req)
 	int ret;
 	u32 seq;
 
+	if (req->flags & REQ_F_FAIL) {
+		io_req_complete_fail_submit(req);
+		return true;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * If we need to drain a request in the middle of a link, drain the
 	 * head request and the next request/link after the current link.