diff --git a/io_uring/net.c b/io_uring/net.c
index f6d8b02387a9..05792a689994 100644
--- a/io_uring/net.c
+++ b/io_uring/net.c
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ struct io_sr_msg {
 	u16				addr_len;
 	u16				buf_group;
 	void __user			*addr;
+	void __user			*msg_control;
 	/* used only for send zerocopy */
 	struct io_kiocb 		*notif;
 };
@@ -182,11 +183,15 @@ static int io_sendmsg_copy_hdr(struct io_kiocb *req,
 			       struct io_async_msghdr *iomsg)
 {
 	struct io_sr_msg *sr = io_kiocb_to_cmd(req, struct io_sr_msg);
+	int ret;
 
 	iomsg->msg.msg_name = &iomsg->addr;
 	iomsg->free_iov = iomsg->fast_iov;
-	return sendmsg_copy_msghdr(&iomsg->msg, sr->umsg, sr->msg_flags,
+	ret = sendmsg_copy_msghdr(&iomsg->msg, sr->umsg, sr->msg_flags,
 					&iomsg->free_iov);
+	/* save msg_control as sys_sendmsg() overwrites it */
+	sr->msg_control = iomsg->msg.msg_control;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 int io_send_prep_async(struct io_kiocb *req)
@@ -284,6 +289,7 @@ int io_sendmsg(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags)
 
 	if (req_has_async_data(req)) {
 		kmsg = req->async_data;
+		kmsg->msg.msg_control = sr->msg_control;
 	} else {
 		ret = io_sendmsg_copy_hdr(req, &iomsg);
 		if (ret)