diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index 979d9f977409..9fd1257c8404 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -786,7 +786,6 @@ static const struct io_op_def io_op_defs[] = {
 		.needs_fs		= 1,
 	},
 	[IORING_OP_CLOSE] = {
-		.needs_file		= 1,
 		.file_table		= 1,
 	},
 	[IORING_OP_FILES_UPDATE] = {
@@ -3399,10 +3398,6 @@ static int io_close_prep(struct io_kiocb *req, const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe)
 		return -EBADF;
 
 	req->close.fd = READ_ONCE(sqe->fd);
-	if (req->file->f_op == &io_uring_fops ||
-	    req->close.fd == req->ctx->ring_fd)
-		return -EBADF;
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -3434,8 +3429,11 @@ static int io_close(struct io_kiocb *req, bool force_nonblock)
 
 	req->close.put_file = NULL;
 	ret = __close_fd_get_file(req->close.fd, &req->close.put_file);
-	if (ret < 0)
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		if (ret == -ENOENT)
+			ret = -EBADF;
 		return ret;
+	}
 
 	/* if the file has a flush method, be safe and punt to async */
 	if (req->close.put_file->f_op->flush && force_nonblock) {