diff --git a/io_uring/io-wq.c b/io_uring/io-wq.c
index a2d577b09930..8f555c1d7185 100644
--- a/io_uring/io-wq.c
+++ b/io_uring/io-wq.c
@@ -1204,8 +1204,10 @@ struct io_wq *io_wq_create(unsigned bounded, struct io_wq_data *data)
 	atomic_set(&wq->worker_refs, 1);
 	init_completion(&wq->worker_done);
 	ret = cpuhp_state_add_instance_nocalls(io_wq_online, &wq->cpuhp_node);
-	if (ret)
+	if (ret) {
+		put_task_struct(wq->task);
 		goto err;
+	}
 
 	return wq;
 err: