diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index ec0b50940405..5fc3a62eae72 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -8130,6 +8130,7 @@ static int __io_sqe_files_scm(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, int nr, int offset)
 			fput(fpl->fp[i]);
 	} else {
 		kfree_skb(skb);
+		free_uid(fpl->user);
 		kfree(fpl);
 	}