diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index e54556b0fcc6..c96d0c361ff0 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -1789,10 +1789,12 @@ static int io_setup_async_rw(struct io_kiocb *req, ssize_t io_size,
 	if (req->opcode == IORING_OP_READ_FIXED ||
 	    req->opcode == IORING_OP_WRITE_FIXED)
 		return 0;
-	if (!req->io && io_alloc_async_ctx(req))
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	if (!req->io) {
+		if (io_alloc_async_ctx(req))
+			return -ENOMEM;
 
-	io_req_map_rw(req, io_size, iovec, fast_iov, iter);
+		io_req_map_rw(req, io_size, iovec, fast_iov, iter);
+	}
 	req->work.func = io_rw_async;
 	return 0;
 }