diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index 0b51f21e5432..37422fcdaa7f 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -7534,7 +7534,7 @@ static void io_uring_cancel_files(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx,
 			 * all we had, then we're done with this request.
 			 */
 			if (refcount_sub_and_test(2, &cancel_req->refs)) {
-				io_put_req(cancel_req);
+				io_free_req(cancel_req);
 				finish_wait(&ctx->inflight_wait, &wait);
 				continue;
 			}