diff --git a/fs/aio.c b/fs/aio.c
index ee77dc13d5b2..63135331cec2 100644
--- a/fs/aio.c
+++ b/fs/aio.c
@@ -610,7 +610,6 @@ static struct kioctx *ioctx_alloc(unsigned nr_events)
 err_cleanup:
 	aio_nr_sub(ctx->max_reqs);
 err:
-	aio_free_ring(ctx);
 	free_percpu(ctx->cpu);
 	free_percpu(ctx->reqs.pcpu_count);
 	free_percpu(ctx->users.pcpu_count);