diff --git a/fs/aio.c b/fs/aio.c
index 4f078c054b41..5e0d7f9cb693 100644
--- a/fs/aio.c
+++ b/fs/aio.c
@@ -715,8 +715,8 @@ static struct kioctx *ioctx_alloc(unsigned nr_events)
 err:
 	mutex_unlock(&ctx->ring_lock);
 	free_percpu(ctx->cpu);
-	free_percpu(ctx->reqs.pcpu_count);
-	free_percpu(ctx->users.pcpu_count);
+	percpu_ref_cancel_init(&ctx->reqs);
+	percpu_ref_cancel_init(&ctx->users);
 	kmem_cache_free(kioctx_cachep, ctx);
 	pr_debug("error allocating ioctx %d\n", err);
 	return ERR_PTR(err);