diff --git a/include/linux/io_uring_types.h b/include/linux/io_uring_types.h
index 0fadef2983e0..dad2f9e4d53d 100644
--- a/include/linux/io_uring_types.h
+++ b/include/linux/io_uring_types.h
@@ -416,6 +416,7 @@ enum {
 	/* keep async read/write and isreg together and in order */
 	REQ_F_SUPPORT_NOWAIT_BIT,
 	REQ_F_ISREG_BIT,
+	REQ_F_CAN_POLL_BIT,
 
 	/* not a real bit, just to check we're not overflowing the space */
 	__REQ_F_LAST_BIT,
@@ -483,6 +484,8 @@ enum {
 	REQ_F_CLEAR_POLLIN	= BIT(REQ_F_CLEAR_POLLIN_BIT),
 	/* hashed into ->cancel_hash_locked, protected by ->uring_lock */
 	REQ_F_HASH_LOCKED	= BIT(REQ_F_HASH_LOCKED_BIT),
+	/* file is pollable */
+	REQ_F_CAN_POLL		= BIT(REQ_F_CAN_POLL_BIT),
 };
 
 typedef void (*io_req_tw_func_t)(struct io_kiocb *req, struct io_tw_state *ts);
diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.c b/io_uring/io_uring.c
index 43b46098279a..9c383afeaf8e 100644
--- a/io_uring/io_uring.c
+++ b/io_uring/io_uring.c
@@ -1953,7 +1953,7 @@ fail:
 	if (req->flags & REQ_F_FORCE_ASYNC) {
 		bool opcode_poll = def->pollin || def->pollout;
 
-		if (opcode_poll && file_can_poll(req->file)) {
+		if (opcode_poll && io_file_can_poll(req)) {
 			needs_poll = true;
 			issue_flags |= IO_URING_F_NONBLOCK;
 		}
diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.h b/io_uring/io_uring.h
index 0ffec66deee7..59f5f71037ff 100644
--- a/io_uring/io_uring.h
+++ b/io_uring/io_uring.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <linux/lockdep.h>
 #include <linux/resume_user_mode.h>
 #include <linux/kasan.h>
+#include <linux/poll.h>
 #include <linux/io_uring_types.h>
 #include <uapi/linux/eventpoll.h>
 #include "io-wq.h"
@@ -410,4 +411,15 @@ static inline size_t uring_sqe_size(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx)
 		return 2 * sizeof(struct io_uring_sqe);
 	return sizeof(struct io_uring_sqe);
 }
+
+static inline bool io_file_can_poll(struct io_kiocb *req)
+{
+	if (req->flags & REQ_F_CAN_POLL)
+		return true;
+	if (file_can_poll(req->file)) {
+		req->flags |= REQ_F_CAN_POLL;
+		return true;
+	}
+	return false;
+}
 #endif
diff --git a/io_uring/kbuf.c b/io_uring/kbuf.c
index 8c6611fe4f46..addd7c973657 100644
--- a/io_uring/kbuf.c
+++ b/io_uring/kbuf.c
@@ -148,8 +148,7 @@ static void __user *io_ring_buffer_select(struct io_kiocb *req, size_t *len,
 	req->buf_list = bl;
 	req->buf_index = buf->bid;
 
-	if (issue_flags & IO_URING_F_UNLOCKED ||
-	    (req->file && !file_can_poll(req->file))) {
+	if (issue_flags & IO_URING_F_UNLOCKED || !io_file_can_poll(req)) {
 		/*
 		 * If we came in unlocked, we have no choice but to consume the
 		 * buffer here, otherwise nothing ensures that the buffer won't
diff --git a/io_uring/poll.c b/io_uring/poll.c
index cf8e86bc96de..2390bf5f1710 100644
--- a/io_uring/poll.c
+++ b/io_uring/poll.c
@@ -717,7 +717,7 @@ int io_arm_poll_handler(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned issue_flags)
 
 	if (!def->pollin && !def->pollout)
 		return IO_APOLL_ABORTED;
-	if (!file_can_poll(req->file))
+	if (!io_file_can_poll(req))
 		return IO_APOLL_ABORTED;
 	if (!(req->flags & REQ_F_APOLL_MULTISHOT))
 		mask |= EPOLLONESHOT;
diff --git a/io_uring/rw.c b/io_uring/rw.c
index 75b001febb4d..230f553d1428 100644
--- a/io_uring/rw.c
+++ b/io_uring/rw.c
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ static bool io_rw_should_retry(struct io_kiocb *req)
 	 * just use poll if we can, and don't attempt if the fs doesn't
 	 * support callback based unlocks
 	 */
-	if (file_can_poll(req->file) || !(req->file->f_mode & FMODE_BUF_RASYNC))
+	if (io_file_can_poll(req) || !(req->file->f_mode & FMODE_BUF_RASYNC))
 		return false;
 
 	wait->wait.func = io_async_buf_func;
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@ static int __io_read(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags)
 	if (ret == -EAGAIN || (req->flags & REQ_F_REISSUE)) {
 		req->flags &= ~REQ_F_REISSUE;
 		/* if we can poll, just do that */
-		if (req->opcode == IORING_OP_READ && file_can_poll(req->file))
+		if (req->opcode == IORING_OP_READ && io_file_can_poll(req))
 			return -EAGAIN;
 		/* IOPOLL retry should happen for io-wq threads */
 		if (!force_nonblock && !(req->ctx->flags & IORING_SETUP_IOPOLL))