diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index b75c292f5559..a340147387ec 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -2039,7 +2039,7 @@ add:
 }
 
 static int io_req_defer(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, struct io_kiocb *req,
-			const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe)
+			struct sqe_submit *s)
 {
 	struct io_uring_sqe *sqe_copy;
 
@@ -2057,7 +2057,8 @@ static int io_req_defer(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, struct io_kiocb *req,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	memcpy(sqe_copy, sqe, sizeof(*sqe_copy));
+	memcpy(&req->submit, s, sizeof(*s));
+	memcpy(sqe_copy, s->sqe, sizeof(*sqe_copy));
 	req->submit.sqe = sqe_copy;
 
 	INIT_WORK(&req->work, io_sq_wq_submit_work);
@@ -2425,7 +2426,7 @@ static int io_queue_sqe(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, struct io_kiocb *req,
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = io_req_defer(ctx, req, s->sqe);
+	ret = io_req_defer(ctx, req, s);
 	if (ret) {
 		if (ret != -EIOCBQUEUED) {
 			io_free_req(req);
@@ -2452,7 +2453,7 @@ static int io_queue_link_head(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, struct io_kiocb *req,
 	 * list.
 	 */
 	req->flags |= REQ_F_IO_DRAIN;
-	ret = io_req_defer(ctx, req, s->sqe);
+	ret = io_req_defer(ctx, req, s);
 	if (ret) {
 		if (ret != -EIOCBQUEUED) {
 			io_free_req(req);