diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index 04c6d059ea941..a2e20a6fbfed8 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -2477,8 +2477,10 @@ static void io_fallback_req_func(struct work_struct *work)
 	struct llist_node *node = llist_del_all(&ctx->fallback_llist);
 	struct io_kiocb *req, *tmp;
 
+	percpu_ref_get(&ctx->refs);
 	llist_for_each_entry_safe(req, tmp, node, io_task_work.fallback_node)
 		req->io_task_work.func(req);
+	percpu_ref_put(&ctx->refs);
 }
 
 static void __io_complete_rw(struct io_kiocb *req, long res, long res2,
@@ -9370,9 +9372,10 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE6(io_uring_enter, unsigned int, fd, u32, to_submit,
 	if (ctx->flags & IORING_SETUP_SQPOLL) {
 		io_cqring_overflow_flush(ctx, false);
 
-		ret = -EOWNERDEAD;
-		if (unlikely(ctx->sq_data->thread == NULL))
+		if (unlikely(ctx->sq_data->thread == NULL)) {
+			ret = -EOWNERDEAD;
 			goto out;
+		}
 		if (flags & IORING_ENTER_SQ_WAKEUP)
 			wake_up(&ctx->sq_data->wait);
 		if (flags & IORING_ENTER_SQ_WAIT) {
@@ -9840,10 +9843,11 @@ static int io_register_personality(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx)
 
 	ret = xa_alloc_cyclic(&ctx->personalities, &id, (void *)creds,
 			XA_LIMIT(0, USHRT_MAX), &ctx->pers_next, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!ret)
-		return id;
-	put_cred(creds);
-	return ret;
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		put_cred(creds);
+		return ret;
+	}
+	return id;
 }
 
 static int io_register_restrictions(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, void __user *arg,