diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index 28b7a1b8abb69..a76e91fe277ca 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -5602,9 +5602,6 @@ static int io_accept(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags)
 	struct file *file;
 	int ret, fd;
 
-	if (req->file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK)
-		req->flags |= REQ_F_NOWAIT;
-
 	if (!fixed) {
 		fd = __get_unused_fd_flags(accept->flags, accept->nofile);
 		if (unlikely(fd < 0))