diff --git a/io_uring/sqpoll.c b/io_uring/sqpoll.c
index 158ab09c605b..b3722e5275e7 100644
--- a/io_uring/sqpoll.c
+++ b/io_uring/sqpoll.c
@@ -293,6 +293,14 @@ static int io_sq_thread(void *data)
 		sqd->sq_cpu = raw_smp_processor_id();
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Force audit context to get setup, in case we do prep side async
+	 * operations that would trigger an audit call before any issue side
+	 * audit has been done.
+	 */
+	audit_uring_entry(IORING_OP_NOP);
+	audit_uring_exit(true, 0);
+
 	mutex_lock(&sqd->lock);
 	while (1) {
 		bool cap_entries, sqt_spin = false;