diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index 6d4e20d59729..5a826017ebb8 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -481,6 +481,7 @@ enum {
 	REQ_F_TIMEOUT_NOSEQ_BIT,
 	REQ_F_COMP_LOCKED_BIT,
 	REQ_F_NEED_CLEANUP_BIT,
+	REQ_F_OVERFLOW_BIT,
 };
 
 enum {
@@ -521,6 +522,8 @@ enum {
 	REQ_F_COMP_LOCKED	= BIT(REQ_F_COMP_LOCKED_BIT),
 	/* needs cleanup */
 	REQ_F_NEED_CLEANUP	= BIT(REQ_F_NEED_CLEANUP_BIT),
+	/* in overflow list */
+	REQ_F_OVERFLOW		= BIT(REQ_F_OVERFLOW_BIT),
 };
 
 /*
@@ -1103,6 +1106,7 @@ static bool io_cqring_overflow_flush(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, bool force)
 		req = list_first_entry(&ctx->cq_overflow_list, struct io_kiocb,
 						list);
 		list_move(&req->list, &list);
+		req->flags &= ~REQ_F_OVERFLOW;
 		if (cqe) {
 			WRITE_ONCE(cqe->user_data, req->user_data);
 			WRITE_ONCE(cqe->res, req->result);
@@ -1155,6 +1159,7 @@ static void io_cqring_fill_event(struct io_kiocb *req, long res)
 			set_bit(0, &ctx->sq_check_overflow);
 			set_bit(0, &ctx->cq_check_overflow);
 		}
+		req->flags |= REQ_F_OVERFLOW;
 		refcount_inc(&req->refs);
 		req->result = res;
 		list_add_tail(&req->list, &ctx->cq_overflow_list);
@@ -6463,6 +6468,29 @@ static void io_uring_cancel_files(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx,
 		if (!cancel_req)
 			break;
 
+		if (cancel_req->flags & REQ_F_OVERFLOW) {
+			spin_lock_irq(&ctx->completion_lock);
+			list_del(&cancel_req->list);
+			cancel_req->flags &= ~REQ_F_OVERFLOW;
+			if (list_empty(&ctx->cq_overflow_list)) {
+				clear_bit(0, &ctx->sq_check_overflow);
+				clear_bit(0, &ctx->cq_check_overflow);
+			}
+			spin_unlock_irq(&ctx->completion_lock);
+
+			WRITE_ONCE(ctx->rings->cq_overflow,
+				atomic_inc_return(&ctx->cached_cq_overflow));
+
+			/*
+			 * Put inflight ref and overflow ref. If that's
+			 * all we had, then we're done with this request.
+			 */
+			if (refcount_sub_and_test(2, &cancel_req->refs)) {
+				io_put_req(cancel_req);
+				continue;
+			}
+		}
+
 		io_wq_cancel_work(ctx->io_wq, &cancel_req->work);
 		io_put_req(cancel_req);
 		schedule();