diff --git a/io_uring/kbuf.c b/io_uring/kbuf.c
index b6b969b55e12..de0129bceaba 100644
--- a/io_uring/kbuf.c
+++ b/io_uring/kbuf.c
@@ -328,8 +328,8 @@ static int io_ring_buffers_peek(struct io_kiocb *req, struct buf_sel_arg *arg,
 		buf = io_ring_head_to_buf(br, ++head, bl->mask);
 	} while (--nr_iovs);
 
-	if (arg->mode & KBUF_MODE_FREE)
-		kfree(arg->iovs);
+	if (arg->iovs != org_iovs && (arg->mode & KBUF_MODE_FREE))
+		kfree(org_iovs);
 
 	if (head == tail)
 		req->flags |= REQ_F_BL_EMPTY;