diff --git a/io_uring/napi.c b/io_uring/napi.c
index 4a10de03e426..8d68366a4b90 100644
--- a/io_uring/napi.c
+++ b/io_uring/napi.c
@@ -276,6 +276,8 @@ static int io_napi_register_napi(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx,
 	/* clean the napi list for new settings */
 	io_napi_free(ctx);
 	WRITE_ONCE(ctx->napi_track_mode, napi->op_param);
+	/* cap NAPI at 10 msec of spin time */
+	napi->busy_poll_to = min(10000, napi->busy_poll_to);
 	WRITE_ONCE(ctx->napi_busy_poll_dt, napi->busy_poll_to * NSEC_PER_USEC);
 	WRITE_ONCE(ctx->napi_prefer_busy_poll, !!napi->prefer_busy_poll);
 	return 0;