diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index 64c5a52fad12..f703182df2d4 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -2980,14 +2980,15 @@ static inline int io_rw_prep_async(struct io_kiocb *req, int rw,
 				   bool force_nonblock)
 {
 	struct io_async_rw *iorw = &req->io->rw;
+	struct iovec *iov;
 	ssize_t ret;
 
-	iorw->iter.iov = iorw->fast_iov;
-	ret = __io_import_iovec(rw, req, (struct iovec **) &iorw->iter.iov,
-				&iorw->iter, !force_nonblock);
+	iorw->iter.iov = iov = iorw->fast_iov;
+	ret = __io_import_iovec(rw, req, &iov, &iorw->iter, !force_nonblock);
 	if (unlikely(ret < 0))
 		return ret;
 
+	iorw->iter.iov = iov;
 	io_req_map_rw(req, iorw->iter.iov, iorw->fast_iov, &iorw->iter);
 	return 0;
 }