diff --git a/io_uring/poll.c b/io_uring/poll.c
index 8339a92b4510..a82d6830bdfd 100644
--- a/io_uring/poll.c
+++ b/io_uring/poll.c
@@ -650,6 +650,14 @@ static void io_async_queue_proc(struct file *file, struct wait_queue_head *head,
 	__io_queue_proc(&apoll->poll, pt, head, &apoll->double_poll);
 }
 
+/*
+ * We can't reliably detect loops in repeated poll triggers and issue
+ * subsequently failing. But rather than fail these immediately, allow a
+ * certain amount of retries before we give up. Given that this condition
+ * should _rarely_ trigger even once, we should be fine with a larger value.
+ */
+#define APOLL_MAX_RETRY		128
+
 static struct async_poll *io_req_alloc_apoll(struct io_kiocb *req,
 					     unsigned issue_flags)
 {
@@ -665,14 +673,18 @@ static struct async_poll *io_req_alloc_apoll(struct io_kiocb *req,
 		if (entry == NULL)
 			goto alloc_apoll;
 		apoll = container_of(entry, struct async_poll, cache);
+		apoll->poll.retries = APOLL_MAX_RETRY;
 	} else {
 alloc_apoll:
 		apoll = kmalloc(sizeof(*apoll), GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (unlikely(!apoll))
 			return NULL;
+		apoll->poll.retries = APOLL_MAX_RETRY;
 	}
 	apoll->double_poll = NULL;
 	req->apoll = apoll;
+	if (unlikely(!--apoll->poll.retries))
+		return NULL;
 	return apoll;
 }
 
@@ -694,8 +706,6 @@ int io_arm_poll_handler(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned issue_flags)
 		return IO_APOLL_ABORTED;
 	if (!file_can_poll(req->file))
 		return IO_APOLL_ABORTED;
-	if ((req->flags & (REQ_F_POLLED|REQ_F_PARTIAL_IO)) == REQ_F_POLLED)
-		return IO_APOLL_ABORTED;
 	if (!(req->flags & REQ_F_APOLL_MULTISHOT))
 		mask |= EPOLLONESHOT;
 
diff --git a/io_uring/poll.h b/io_uring/poll.h
index 5f3bae50fc81..b2393b403a2c 100644
--- a/io_uring/poll.h
+++ b/io_uring/poll.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ struct io_poll {
 	struct file			*file;
 	struct wait_queue_head		*head;
 	__poll_t			events;
+	int				retries;
 	struct wait_queue_entry		wait;
 };