diff --git a/io_uring/rw.c b/io_uring/rw.c
index 0218fae12edd..0133db648d8e 100644
--- a/io_uring/rw.c
+++ b/io_uring/rw.c
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ static int kiocb_done(struct io_kiocb *req, ssize_t ret,
 	struct io_rw *rw = io_kiocb_to_cmd(req, struct io_rw);
 	unsigned final_ret = io_fixup_rw_res(req, ret);
 
-	if (req->flags & REQ_F_CUR_POS)
+	if (ret >= 0 && req->flags & REQ_F_CUR_POS)
 		req->file->f_pos = rw->kiocb.ki_pos;
 	if (ret >= 0 && (rw->kiocb.ki_complete == io_complete_rw)) {
 		if (!__io_complete_rw_common(req, ret)) {