diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/io_uring.h b/include/uapi/linux/io_uring.h
index ea57526a5b89..1bad6701f2b2 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/io_uring.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/io_uring.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ struct io_uring_sqe {
 	__u64	addr;		/* pointer to buffer or iovecs */
 	__u32	len;		/* buffer size or number of iovecs */
 	union {
-		__kernel_rwf_t	rw_flags;
+		__u32		rw_flags;
 		__u32		fsync_flags;
 		__u16		poll_events;
 		__u32		sync_range_flags;