--- x/io_uring/io-wq.c
+++ y/io_uring/io-wq.c
@@ -1224,12 +1224,15 @@ void io_wq_exit_start(struct io_wq *wq)
 static void io_wq_cancel_tw_create(struct io_wq *wq)
 {
 	struct callback_head *cb;
+	struct task_struct *me = current;
 
 	while ((cb = task_work_cancel_match(wq->task, io_task_work_match, wq)) != NULL) {
 		struct io_worker *worker;
 
 		worker = container_of(cb, struct io_worker, create_work);
 		io_worker_cancel_cb(worker);
+		if (worker->task == me)
+			continue;
 		kfree(worker);
 	}
 }