diff --git a/io_uring/net.c b/io_uring/net.c
index 0a48596429d9..7c98c4d50946 100644
--- a/io_uring/net.c
+++ b/io_uring/net.c
@@ -1127,6 +1127,9 @@ int io_recv(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags)
 		flags |= MSG_DONTWAIT;
 
 retry_multishot:
+	kmsg->msg.msg_inq = -1;
+	kmsg->msg.msg_flags = 0;
+
 	if (io_do_buffer_select(req)) {
 		ret = io_recv_buf_select(req, kmsg, &len, issue_flags);
 		if (unlikely(ret))
@@ -1134,9 +1137,6 @@ int io_recv(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags)
 		sr->buf = NULL;
 	}
 
-	kmsg->msg.msg_inq = -1;
-	kmsg->msg.msg_flags = 0;
-
 	if (flags & MSG_WAITALL)
 		min_ret = iov_iter_count(&kmsg->msg.msg_iter);