diff --git a/fs/aio.c b/fs/aio.c
index dbe699e9828c..ea2e19820381 100644
--- a/fs/aio.c
+++ b/fs/aio.c
@@ -1562,6 +1562,7 @@ int fastcall io_submit_one(struct kioctx *ctx, struct iocb __user *user_iocb,
 		fput(file);
 		return -EAGAIN;
 	}
+	req->ki_filp = file;
 	if (iocb->aio_flags & IOCB_FLAG_RESFD) {
 		/*
 		 * If the IOCB_FLAG_RESFD flag of aio_flags is set, get an
@@ -1576,7 +1577,6 @@ int fastcall io_submit_one(struct kioctx *ctx, struct iocb __user *user_iocb,
 		}
 	}
 
-	req->ki_filp = file;
 	ret = put_user(req->ki_key, &user_iocb->aio_key);
 	if (unlikely(ret)) {
 		dprintk("EFAULT: aio_key\n");