diff --git a/fs/aio.c b/fs/aio.c
index 88d7927ffbc6..8061d9787e54 100644
--- a/fs/aio.c
+++ b/fs/aio.c
@@ -1078,8 +1078,8 @@ static struct kioctx *lookup_ioctx(unsigned long ctx_id)
 
 	ctx = rcu_dereference(table->table[id]);
 	if (ctx && ctx->user_id == ctx_id) {
-		percpu_ref_get(&ctx->users);
-		ret = ctx;
+		if (percpu_ref_tryget_live(&ctx->users))
+			ret = ctx;
 	}
 out:
 	rcu_read_unlock();