diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index 64b4519aabf8..2bf954a42586 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -3354,6 +3354,8 @@ static void io_accept_finish(struct io_wq_work **workptr)
 	struct io_kiocb *req = container_of(*workptr, struct io_kiocb, work);
 	struct io_kiocb *nxt = NULL;
 
+	io_put_req(req);
+
 	if (io_req_cancelled(req))
 		return;
 	__io_accept(req, &nxt, false);
@@ -3371,7 +3373,6 @@ static int io_accept(struct io_kiocb *req, struct io_kiocb **nxt,
 	ret = __io_accept(req, nxt, force_nonblock);
 	if (ret == -EAGAIN && force_nonblock) {
 		req->work.func = io_accept_finish;
-		io_put_req(req);
 		return -EAGAIN;
 	}
 	return 0;