diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.c b/io_uring/io_uring.c
index eaf8463c9b14..d4e017b07371 100644
--- a/io_uring/io_uring.c
+++ b/io_uring/io_uring.c
@@ -3000,18 +3000,22 @@ static inline void io_rw_done(struct kiocb *kiocb, ssize_t ret)
 	}
 }
 
-static inline void io_kiocb_update_pos(struct io_kiocb *req)
+static inline loff_t *io_kiocb_update_pos(struct io_kiocb *req)
 {
 	struct kiocb *kiocb = &req->rw.kiocb;
+	bool is_stream = req->file->f_mode & FMODE_STREAM;
 
 	if (kiocb->ki_pos == -1) {
-		if (!(req->file->f_mode & FMODE_STREAM)) {
+		if (!is_stream) {
 			req->flags |= REQ_F_CUR_POS;
 			kiocb->ki_pos = req->file->f_pos;
+			return &kiocb->ki_pos;
 		} else {
 			kiocb->ki_pos = 0;
+			return NULL;
 		}
 	}
+	return is_stream ? NULL : &kiocb->ki_pos;
 }
 
 static void kiocb_done(struct kiocb *kiocb, ssize_t ret,
@@ -3537,6 +3541,7 @@ static int io_read(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags)
 	bool force_nonblock = issue_flags & IO_URING_F_NONBLOCK;
 	struct iov_iter_state __state, *state;
 	ssize_t ret, ret2;
+	loff_t *ppos;
 
 	if (rw) {
 		iter = &rw->iter;
@@ -3569,9 +3574,9 @@ static int io_read(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags)
 		return ret ?: -EAGAIN;
 	}
 
-	io_kiocb_update_pos(req);
+	ppos = io_kiocb_update_pos(req);
 
-	ret = rw_verify_area(READ, req->file, io_kiocb_ppos(kiocb), req->result);
+	ret = rw_verify_area(READ, req->file, ppos, req->result);
 	if (unlikely(ret)) {
 		kfree(iovec);
 		return ret;
@@ -3675,6 +3680,7 @@ static int io_write(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags)
 	bool force_nonblock = issue_flags & IO_URING_F_NONBLOCK;
 	struct iov_iter_state __state, *state;
 	ssize_t ret, ret2;
+	loff_t *ppos;
 
 	if (rw) {
 		iter = &rw->iter;
@@ -3705,9 +3711,9 @@ static int io_write(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags)
 	    (req->flags & REQ_F_ISREG))
 		goto copy_iov;
 
-	io_kiocb_update_pos(req);
+	ppos = io_kiocb_update_pos(req);
 
-	ret = rw_verify_area(WRITE, req->file, io_kiocb_ppos(kiocb), req->result);
+	ret = rw_verify_area(WRITE, req->file, ppos, req->result);
 	if (unlikely(ret))
 		goto out_free;