diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.c b/io_uring/io_uring.c
index f697ca4e8f55..624535c62565 100644
--- a/io_uring/io_uring.c
+++ b/io_uring/io_uring.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ static __cold struct io_ring_ctx *io_ring_ctx_alloc(struct io_uring_params *p)
 	ctx->dummy_ubuf->ubuf = -1UL;
 
 	if (percpu_ref_init(&ctx->refs, io_ring_ctx_ref_free,
-			    PERCPU_REF_ALLOW_REINIT, GFP_KERNEL))
+			    0, GFP_KERNEL))
 		goto err;
 
 	ctx->flags = p->flags;