diff --git a/io_uring/futex.c b/io_uring/futex.c
index 906701b3c5c6..eea0425f2bcb 100644
--- a/io_uring/futex.c
+++ b/io_uring/futex.c
@@ -149,6 +149,17 @@ int io_futex_prep(struct io_kiocb *req, const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe)
 	    !futex_validate_input(iof->futex_flags, iof->futex_mask))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int io_futex_wait_prep(struct io_kiocb *req, const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = io_futex_prep(req, sqe);
+	if (unlikely(ret))
+		return ret;
+
 	/* Mark as inflight, so file exit cancelation will find it */
 	io_req_track_inflight(req);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/io_uring/futex.h b/io_uring/futex.h
index d789fcf715e3..987db3f2c6d9 100644
--- a/io_uring/futex.h
+++ b/io_uring/futex.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include "cancel.h"
 
 int io_futex_prep(struct io_kiocb *req, const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe);
+int io_futex_wait_prep(struct io_kiocb *req, const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe);
 int io_futexv_prep(struct io_kiocb *req, const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe);
 int io_futex_wait(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags);
 int io_futexv_wait(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags);
diff --git a/io_uring/opdef.c b/io_uring/opdef.c
index 4e58eb1344ea..cf3aa2242cd7 100644
--- a/io_uring/opdef.c
+++ b/io_uring/opdef.c
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ const struct io_issue_def io_issue_defs[] = {
 	},
 	[IORING_OP_FUTEX_WAIT] = {
 #if defined(CONFIG_FUTEX)
-		.prep			= io_futex_prep,
+		.prep			= io_futex_wait_prep,
 		.issue			= io_futex_wait,
 #else
 		.prep			= io_eopnotsupp_prep,