diff --git a/io_uring/fs.c b/io_uring/fs.c
index 08e3b175469c..eccea851dd5a 100644
--- a/io_uring/fs.c
+++ b/io_uring/fs.c
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ int io_linkat_prep(struct io_kiocb *req, const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe)
 	newf = u64_to_user_ptr(READ_ONCE(sqe->addr2));
 	lnk->flags = READ_ONCE(sqe->hardlink_flags);
 
-	lnk->oldpath = getname(oldf);
+	lnk->oldpath = getname_uflags(oldf, lnk->flags);
 	if (IS_ERR(lnk->oldpath))
 		return PTR_ERR(lnk->oldpath);