diff --git a/io_uring/tctx.c b/io_uring/tctx.c
index 3f7e9feb6ca2..5a5d4f908529 100644
--- a/io_uring/tctx.c
+++ b/io_uring/tctx.c
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ void __io_uring_free(struct task_struct *tsk)
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(tctx->io_wq);
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(tctx->cached_refs);
 
-	kfree(tctx->registered_rings);
 	percpu_counter_destroy(&tctx->inflight);
 	kfree(tctx);
 	tsk->io_uring = NULL;
@@ -69,16 +68,8 @@ __cold int io_uring_alloc_task_context(struct task_struct *task,
 	if (unlikely(!tctx))
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	tctx->registered_rings = kcalloc(IO_RINGFD_REG_MAX,
-					 sizeof(struct file *), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (unlikely(!tctx->registered_rings)) {
-		kfree(tctx);
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
-
 	ret = percpu_counter_init(&tctx->inflight, 0, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (unlikely(ret)) {
-		kfree(tctx->registered_rings);
 		kfree(tctx);
 		return ret;
 	}
@@ -87,7 +78,6 @@ __cold int io_uring_alloc_task_context(struct task_struct *task,
 	if (IS_ERR(tctx->io_wq)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(tctx->io_wq);
 		percpu_counter_destroy(&tctx->inflight);
-		kfree(tctx->registered_rings);
 		kfree(tctx);
 		return ret;
 	}
diff --git a/io_uring/tctx.h b/io_uring/tctx.h
index f4964e40d07e..7684713e950f 100644
--- a/io_uring/tctx.h
+++ b/io_uring/tctx.h
@@ -20,8 +20,9 @@ struct io_uring_task {
 	struct io_wq_work_list	task_list;
 	struct io_wq_work_list	prio_task_list;
 	struct callback_head	task_work;
-	struct file		**registered_rings;
 	bool			task_running;
+
+	struct file		*registered_rings[IO_RINGFD_REG_MAX];
 };
 
 struct io_tctx_node {