diff --git a/io_uring/msg_ring.c b/io_uring/msg_ring.c
index a49ccab262d5..7d5b544cfc30 100644
--- a/io_uring/msg_ring.c
+++ b/io_uring/msg_ring.c
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ static int io_msg_ring_data(struct io_kiocb *req)
 
 	if (msg->src_fd || msg->dst_fd || msg->flags)
 		return -EINVAL;
+	if (target_ctx->flags & IORING_SETUP_R_DISABLED)
+		return -EBADFD;
 
 	if (io_post_aux_cqe(target_ctx, msg->user_data, msg->len, 0, true))
 		return 0;
@@ -84,6 +86,8 @@ static int io_msg_send_fd(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags)
 
 	if (target_ctx == ctx)
 		return -EINVAL;
+	if (target_ctx->flags & IORING_SETUP_R_DISABLED)
+		return -EBADFD;
 
 	ret = io_double_lock_ctx(ctx, target_ctx, issue_flags);
 	if (unlikely(ret))