diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.c b/io_uring/io_uring.c
index a791c1450c87..ee8198b0bb33 100644
--- a/io_uring/io_uring.c
+++ b/io_uring/io_uring.c
@@ -581,6 +581,7 @@ struct io_sr_msg {
 	size_t				len;
 	size_t				done_io;
 	struct io_buffer		*kbuf;
+	void __user			*msg_control;
 };
 
 struct io_open {
@@ -4718,10 +4719,16 @@ static int io_setup_async_msg(struct io_kiocb *req,
 static int io_sendmsg_copy_hdr(struct io_kiocb *req,
 			       struct io_async_msghdr *iomsg)
 {
+	struct io_sr_msg *sr = &req->sr_msg;
+	int ret;
+
 	iomsg->msg.msg_name = &iomsg->addr;
 	iomsg->free_iov = iomsg->fast_iov;
-	return sendmsg_copy_msghdr(&iomsg->msg, req->sr_msg.umsg,
+	ret = sendmsg_copy_msghdr(&iomsg->msg, req->sr_msg.umsg,
 				   req->sr_msg.msg_flags, &iomsg->free_iov);
+	/* save msg_control as sys_sendmsg() overwrites it */
+	sr->msg_control = iomsg->msg.msg_control;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int io_sendmsg_prep_async(struct io_kiocb *req)
@@ -4778,6 +4785,8 @@ static int io_sendmsg(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags)
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
 		kmsg = &iomsg;
+	} else {
+		kmsg->msg.msg_control = sr->msg_control;
 	}
 
 	flags = req->sr_msg.msg_flags;