diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index 678a1b245e10..a3c75aff8d10 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -1862,9 +1862,6 @@ static int io_prep_rw(struct io_kiocb *req, const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe,
 	unsigned ioprio;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!req->file)
-		return -EBADF;
-
 	if (S_ISREG(file_inode(req->file)->i_mode))
 		req->flags |= REQ_F_ISREG;