diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.c b/io_uring/io_uring.c
index 985b4681e513..5166f11f07c7 100644
--- a/io_uring/io_uring.c
+++ b/io_uring/io_uring.c
@@ -2025,11 +2025,9 @@ static void io_queue_async(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags, int r
 
 	switch (io_arm_poll_handler(req, 0)) {
 	case IO_APOLL_READY:
-		io_kbuf_recycle(req, NULL, 0);
 		io_req_task_queue(req);
 		break;
 	case IO_APOLL_ABORTED:
-		io_kbuf_recycle(req, NULL, 0);
 		io_queue_iowq(req);
 		break;
 	case IO_APOLL_OK:
diff --git a/io_uring/poll.c b/io_uring/poll.c
index f3852bf7627b..ea75c5cd81a0 100644
--- a/io_uring/poll.c
+++ b/io_uring/poll.c
@@ -316,10 +316,8 @@ void io_poll_task_func(struct io_kiocb *req, io_tw_token_t tw)
 
 	ret = io_poll_check_events(req, tw);
 	if (ret == IOU_POLL_NO_ACTION) {
-		io_kbuf_recycle(req, NULL, 0);
 		return;
 	} else if (ret == IOU_POLL_REQUEUE) {
-		io_kbuf_recycle(req, NULL, 0);
 		__io_poll_execute(req, 0);
 		return;
 	}
@@ -686,8 +684,6 @@ int io_arm_apoll(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned issue_flags, __poll_t mask)
 	req->flags |= REQ_F_POLLED;
 	ipt.pt._qproc = io_async_queue_proc;
 
-	io_kbuf_recycle(req, NULL, issue_flags);
-
 	ret = __io_arm_poll_handler(req, &apoll->poll, &ipt, mask, issue_flags);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret > 0 ? IO_APOLL_READY : IO_APOLL_ABORTED;