diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.c b/io_uring/io_uring.c
index 997a7264e1d4..e1e15d40d758 100644
--- a/io_uring/io_uring.c
+++ b/io_uring/io_uring.c
@@ -5272,9 +5272,6 @@ static int io_accept(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags)
 	struct file *file;
 	int ret, fd;
 
-	if (req->file->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK)
-		req->flags |= REQ_F_NOWAIT;
-
 	if (!fixed) {
 		fd = __get_unused_fd_flags(accept->flags, accept->nofile);
 		if (unlikely(fd < 0))
@@ -5286,6 +5283,8 @@ static int io_accept(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags)
 		if (!fixed)
 			put_unused_fd(fd);
 		ret = PTR_ERR(file);
+		/* safe to retry */
+		req->flags |= REQ_F_PARTIAL_IO;
 		if (ret == -EAGAIN && force_nonblock)
 			return -EAGAIN;
 		if (ret == -ERESTARTSYS)