diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index dd8ad87540ef7..26978630378e0 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -4363,7 +4363,8 @@ static int io_sq_thread_acquire_mm(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx,
 				   struct io_kiocb *req)
 {
 	if (io_op_defs[req->opcode].needs_mm && !current->mm) {
-		if (unlikely(!mmget_not_zero(ctx->sqo_mm)))
+		if (unlikely(!(ctx->flags & IORING_SETUP_SQPOLL) ||
+			     !mmget_not_zero(ctx->sqo_mm)))
 			return -EFAULT;
 		kthread_use_mm(ctx->sqo_mm);
 	}