diff --git a/io_uring/io-wq.c b/io_uring/io-wq.c
index 6031fb319d87..81b5e4462dba 100644
--- a/io_uring/io-wq.c
+++ b/io_uring/io-wq.c
@@ -1217,6 +1217,7 @@ static void io_wq_cancel_tw_create(struct io_wq *wq)
 
 		worker = container_of(cb, struct io_worker, create_work);
 		io_worker_cancel_cb(worker);
+		kfree(worker);
 	}
 }