diff --git a/io_uring/rw.c b/io_uring/rw.c
index bb47cc4da713..5c91cc80b348 100644
--- a/io_uring/rw.c
+++ b/io_uring/rw.c
@@ -665,6 +665,7 @@ static int io_rw_init_file(struct io_kiocb *req, fmode_t mode)
 	ret = kiocb_set_rw_flags(kiocb, rw->flags);
 	if (unlikely(ret))
 		return ret;
+	kiocb->ki_flags |= IOCB_ALLOC_CACHE;
 
 	/*
 	 * If the file is marked O_NONBLOCK, still allow retry for it if it
@@ -680,7 +681,7 @@ static int io_rw_init_file(struct io_kiocb *req, fmode_t mode)
 			return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 
 		kiocb->private = NULL;
-		kiocb->ki_flags |= IOCB_HIPRI | IOCB_ALLOC_CACHE;
+		kiocb->ki_flags |= IOCB_HIPRI;
 		kiocb->ki_complete = io_complete_rw_iopoll;
 		req->iopoll_completed = 0;
 	} else {