diff --git a/io_uring/fdinfo.c b/io_uring/fdinfo.c
index 76c279b13aee..300455b4bc12 100644
--- a/io_uring/fdinfo.c
+++ b/io_uring/fdinfo.c
@@ -46,9 +46,13 @@ static __cold int io_uring_show_cred(struct seq_file *m, unsigned int id,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static __cold void __io_uring_show_fdinfo(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx,
-					  struct seq_file *m)
+/*
+ * Caller holds a reference to the file already, we don't need to do
+ * anything else to get an extra reference.
+ */
+__cold void io_uring_show_fdinfo(struct seq_file *m, struct file *f)
 {
+	struct io_ring_ctx *ctx = f->private_data;
 	struct io_sq_data *sq = NULL;
 	struct io_overflow_cqe *ocqe;
 	struct io_rings *r = ctx->rings;
@@ -203,14 +207,4 @@ static __cold void __io_uring_show_fdinfo(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx,
 
 	spin_unlock(&ctx->completion_lock);
 }
-
-__cold void io_uring_show_fdinfo(struct seq_file *m, struct file *f)
-{
-	struct io_ring_ctx *ctx = f->private_data;
-
-	if (percpu_ref_tryget(&ctx->refs)) {
-		__io_uring_show_fdinfo(ctx, m);
-		percpu_ref_put(&ctx->refs);
-	}
-}
 #endif