diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index fca3a6c45eea..d0b7332ca703 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -2084,6 +2084,9 @@ static void __io_req_task_submit(struct io_kiocb *req)
 	else
 		__io_req_task_cancel(req, -EFAULT);
 	mutex_unlock(&ctx->uring_lock);
+
+	if (ctx->flags & IORING_SETUP_SQPOLL)
+		io_sq_thread_drop_mm();
 }
 
 static void io_req_task_submit(struct callback_head *cb)