diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index 78ae8e8ed5bfa..79bd22289d730 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -1342,7 +1342,6 @@ static struct io_kiocb *io_get_req(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx,
 	req = io_get_fallback_req(ctx);
 	if (req)
 		goto got_it;
-	percpu_ref_put(&ctx->refs);
 	return NULL;
 }