diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index 0736487165da..ee7ceea89934 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -2075,7 +2075,9 @@ static void io_req_task_cancel(struct callback_head *cb)
 	struct io_kiocb *req = container_of(cb, struct io_kiocb, task_work);
 	struct io_ring_ctx *ctx = req->ctx;
 
+	mutex_lock(&ctx->uring_lock);
 	__io_req_task_cancel(req, -ECANCELED);
+	mutex_unlock(&ctx->uring_lock);
 	percpu_ref_put(&ctx->refs);
 }