diff --git a/io_uring/msg_ring.c b/io_uring/msg_ring.c
index 47a754e83b49..c2171495098b 100644
--- a/io_uring/msg_ring.c
+++ b/io_uring/msg_ring.c
@@ -86,16 +86,21 @@ static void io_msg_tw_complete(struct io_kiocb *req, struct io_tw_state *ts)
 	percpu_ref_put(&ctx->refs);
 }
 
-static void io_msg_remote_post(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, struct io_kiocb *req,
-			       int res, u32 cflags, u64 user_data)
+static int io_msg_remote_post(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, struct io_kiocb *req,
+			      int res, u32 cflags, u64 user_data)
 {
+	req->task = READ_ONCE(ctx->submitter_task);
+	if (!req->task) {
+		kmem_cache_free(req_cachep, req);
+		return -EOWNERDEAD;
+	}
 	req->cqe.user_data = user_data;
 	io_req_set_res(req, res, cflags);
 	percpu_ref_get(&ctx->refs);
 	req->ctx = ctx;
-	req->task = READ_ONCE(ctx->submitter_task);
 	req->io_task_work.func = io_msg_tw_complete;
 	io_req_task_work_add_remote(req, ctx, IOU_F_TWQ_LAZY_WAKE);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static struct io_kiocb *io_msg_get_kiocb(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx)
@@ -125,8 +130,8 @@ static int io_msg_data_remote(struct io_kiocb *req)
 	if (msg->flags & IORING_MSG_RING_FLAGS_PASS)
 		flags = msg->cqe_flags;
 
-	io_msg_remote_post(target_ctx, target, msg->len, flags, msg->user_data);
-	return 0;
+	return io_msg_remote_post(target_ctx, target, msg->len, flags,
+					msg->user_data);
 }
 
 static int io_msg_ring_data(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags)