diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index 6129c67b0e3be5c7033e416176e3d208ed3bf5ca..175fb647d099bd8d4783a4ee0f5e296927f79dae 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -8024,6 +8024,28 @@ static bool io_match_link(struct io_kiocb *preq, struct io_kiocb *req)
 	return false;
 }
 
+static inline bool io_match_files(struct io_kiocb *req,
+				       struct files_struct *files)
+{
+	return (req->flags & REQ_F_WORK_INITIALIZED) && req->work.files == files;
+}
+
+static bool io_match_link_files(struct io_kiocb *req,
+				struct files_struct *files)
+{
+	struct io_kiocb *link;
+
+	if (io_match_files(req, files))
+		return true;
+	if (req->flags & REQ_F_LINK_HEAD) {
+		list_for_each_entry(link, &req->link_list, link_list) {
+			if (io_match_files(link, files))
+				return true;
+		}
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
 /*
  * We're looking to cancel 'req' because it's holding on to our files, but
  * 'req' could be a link to another request. See if it is, and cancel that
@@ -8106,8 +8128,7 @@ static void io_cancel_defer_files(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx,
 
 	spin_lock_irq(&ctx->completion_lock);
 	list_for_each_entry_reverse(de, &ctx->defer_list, list) {
-		if ((de->req->flags & REQ_F_WORK_INITIALIZED)
-			&& de->req->work.files == files) {
+		if (io_match_link_files(de->req, files)) {
 			list_cut_position(&list, &ctx->defer_list, &de->list);
 			break;
 		}