diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index 2c793e4ccf09..4cfddd712452 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -2112,6 +2112,8 @@ static int __io_submit_sqe(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, struct io_kiocb *req,
 
 	switch (req->submit.opcode) {
 	case IORING_OP_NOP:
+		if (READ_ONCE(s->sqe->rw_flags))
+			return -EINVAL;
 		ret = io_nop(req, req->user_data);
 		break;
 	case IORING_OP_READV: