diff --git a/io_uring/nop.c b/io_uring/nop.c
index 6d470d4251ee..a10d0a0aef96 100644
--- a/io_uring/nop.c
+++ b/io_uring/nop.c
@@ -37,6 +37,9 @@ int io_nop_prep(struct io_kiocb *req, const struct io_uring_sqe *sqe)
 		nop->result = 0;
 	if (nop->flags & IORING_NOP_FIXED_FILE)
 		nop->fd = READ_ONCE(sqe->fd);
+	else
+		nop->fd = 0;
+
 	if (nop->flags & IORING_NOP_FIXED_BUFFER)
 		nop->buffer = READ_ONCE(sqe->buf_index);
 	return 0;