diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.c b/io_uring/io_uring.c
index 8e6faa942a6f..a650db25c383 100644
--- a/io_uring/io_uring.c
+++ b/io_uring/io_uring.c
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ static void io_preinit_req(struct io_kiocb *req, struct io_ring_ctx *ctx)
 __cold bool __io_alloc_req_refill(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx)
 	__must_hold(&ctx->uring_lock)
 {
-	gfp_t gfp = GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_NOWARN;
+	gfp_t gfp = GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_NOWARN | __GFP_ZERO;
 	void *reqs[IO_REQ_ALLOC_BATCH];
 	int ret;