diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index cc3a22d60fb4..39a9ff31dbc5 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -8845,6 +8845,7 @@ static int __io_sqe_files_scm(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, int nr, int offset)
 			fput(fpl->fp[i]);
 	} else {
 		kfree_skb(skb);
+		free_uid(fpl->user);
 		kfree(fpl);
 	}