diff --git a/io_uring/net.c b/io_uring/net.c
index 8c419c01a5dba..47ecb070194ba 100644
--- a/io_uring/net.c
+++ b/io_uring/net.c
@@ -183,6 +183,10 @@ static int io_setup_async_msg(struct io_kiocb *req,
 	memcpy(async_msg, kmsg, sizeof(*kmsg));
 	if (async_msg->msg.msg_name)
 		async_msg->msg.msg_name = &async_msg->addr;
+
+	if ((req->flags & REQ_F_BUFFER_SELECT) && !async_msg->msg.msg_iter.nr_segs)
+		return -EAGAIN;
+
 	/* if were using fast_iov, set it to the new one */
 	if (iter_is_iovec(&kmsg->msg.msg_iter) && !kmsg->free_iov) {
 		size_t fast_idx = iter_iov(&kmsg->msg.msg_iter) - kmsg->fast_iov;
@@ -542,6 +546,7 @@ static int io_recvmsg_copy_hdr(struct io_kiocb *req,
 			       struct io_async_msghdr *iomsg)
 {
 	iomsg->msg.msg_name = &iomsg->addr;
+	iomsg->msg.msg_iter.nr_segs = 0;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 	if (req->ctx->compat)