diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.c b/io_uring/io_uring.c
index 7c1ca36b117b..751b9e19da6e 100644
--- a/io_uring/io_uring.c
+++ b/io_uring/io_uring.c
@@ -2245,6 +2245,7 @@ static bool io_get_sqe(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx, const struct io_uring_sqe **sqe)
 				   READ_ONCE(ctx->rings->sq_dropped) + 1);
 			return false;
 		}
+		head = array_index_nospec(head, ctx->sq_entries);
 	}
 
 	/*