diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index 104dff9c7131..b258ba20571d 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -1009,6 +1009,18 @@ static inline bool __io_match_files(struct io_kiocb *req,
 		req->work.identity->files == files;
 }
 
+static void io_refs_resurrect(struct percpu_ref *ref, struct completion *compl)
+{
+	bool got = percpu_ref_tryget(ref);
+
+	/* already at zero, wait for ->release() */
+	if (!got)
+		wait_for_completion(compl);
+	percpu_ref_resurrect(ref);
+	if (got)
+		percpu_ref_put(ref);
+}
+
 static bool io_match_task(struct io_kiocb *head,
 			  struct task_struct *task,
 			  struct files_struct *files)
@@ -9756,12 +9768,11 @@ static int __io_uring_register(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, unsigned opcode,
 			if (ret < 0)
 				break;
 		} while (1);
-
 		mutex_lock(&ctx->uring_lock);
 
 		if (ret) {
-			percpu_ref_resurrect(&ctx->refs);
-			goto out_quiesce;
+			io_refs_resurrect(&ctx->refs, &ctx->ref_comp);
+			return ret;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -9854,7 +9865,6 @@ out:
 	if (io_register_op_must_quiesce(opcode)) {
 		/* bring the ctx back to life */
 		percpu_ref_reinit(&ctx->refs);
-out_quiesce:
 		reinit_completion(&ctx->ref_comp);
 	}
 	return ret;