diff --git a/io_uring/register.c b/io_uring/register.c
index 0db181437ae3..9a4d2fbce4ae 100644
--- a/io_uring/register.c
+++ b/io_uring/register.c
@@ -552,7 +552,7 @@ static int io_register_resize_rings(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, void __user *arg)
 	ctx->cqe_cached = ctx->cqe_sentinel = NULL;
 
 	WRITE_ONCE(n.rings->sq_dropped, READ_ONCE(o.rings->sq_dropped));
-	WRITE_ONCE(n.rings->sq_flags, READ_ONCE(o.rings->sq_flags));
+	atomic_set(&n.rings->sq_flags, atomic_read(&o.rings->sq_flags));
 	WRITE_ONCE(n.rings->cq_flags, READ_ONCE(o.rings->cq_flags));
 	WRITE_ONCE(n.rings->cq_overflow, READ_ONCE(o.rings->cq_overflow));