diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index 9aaf3233961e..1779306c50d2 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -570,8 +570,9 @@ struct io_connect {
 struct io_sr_msg {
 	struct file			*file;
 	union {
-		struct user_msghdr __user *umsg;
-		void __user		*buf;
+		struct compat_msghdr __user	*umsg_compat;
+		struct user_msghdr __user	*umsg;
+		void __user			*buf;
 	};
 	int				msg_flags;
 	int				bgid;
@@ -4435,16 +4436,14 @@ static int __io_recvmsg_copy_hdr(struct io_kiocb *req,
 static int __io_compat_recvmsg_copy_hdr(struct io_kiocb *req,
 					struct io_async_msghdr *iomsg)
 {
-	struct compat_msghdr __user *msg_compat;
 	struct io_sr_msg *sr = &req->sr_msg;
 	struct compat_iovec __user *uiov;
 	compat_uptr_t ptr;
 	compat_size_t len;
 	int ret;
 
-	msg_compat = (struct compat_msghdr __user *) sr->umsg;
-	ret = __get_compat_msghdr(&iomsg->msg, msg_compat, &iomsg->uaddr,
-					&ptr, &len);
+	ret = __get_compat_msghdr(&iomsg->msg, sr->umsg_compat, &iomsg->uaddr,
+				  &ptr, &len);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;