diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.c b/io_uring/io_uring.c
index 0122f220ef0d..c7198fbcf734 100644
--- a/io_uring/io_uring.c
+++ b/io_uring/io_uring.c
@@ -537,6 +537,13 @@ static __cold void io_queue_deferred(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx)
 	}
 }
 
+static void io_eventfd_free(struct rcu_head *rcu)
+{
+	struct io_ev_fd *ev_fd = container_of(rcu, struct io_ev_fd, rcu);
+
+	eventfd_ctx_put(ev_fd->cq_ev_fd);
+	kfree(ev_fd);
+}
 
 static void io_eventfd_ops(struct rcu_head *rcu)
 {
@@ -550,10 +557,8 @@ static void io_eventfd_ops(struct rcu_head *rcu)
 	 * ordering in a race but if references are 0 we know we have to free
 	 * it regardless.
 	 */
-	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&ev_fd->refs)) {
-		eventfd_ctx_put(ev_fd->cq_ev_fd);
-		kfree(ev_fd);
-	}
+	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&ev_fd->refs))
+		call_rcu(&ev_fd->rcu, io_eventfd_free);
 }
 
 static void io_eventfd_signal(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx)