diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.c b/io_uring/io_uring.c
index 1519125b9814..d00bedfdadbb 100644
--- a/io_uring/io_uring.c
+++ b/io_uring/io_uring.c
@@ -4038,7 +4038,7 @@ static int io_linkat_prep(struct io_kiocb *req,
 
 	if (unlikely(req->ctx->flags & IORING_SETUP_IOPOLL))
 		return -EINVAL;
-	if (sqe->ioprio || sqe->rw_flags || sqe->buf_index || sqe->splice_fd_in)
+	if (sqe->ioprio || sqe->buf_index || sqe->splice_fd_in)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (unlikely(req->flags & REQ_F_FIXED_FILE))
 		return -EBADF;