diff --git a/fs/io_uring.c b/fs/io_uring.c
index 384df86dfc69..d15139088e4c 100644
--- a/fs/io_uring.c
+++ b/fs/io_uring.c
@@ -4889,12 +4889,20 @@ static bool io_arm_poll_handler(struct io_kiocb *req)
 	struct async_poll *apoll;
 	struct io_poll_table ipt;
 	__poll_t mask, ret;
+	int rw;
 
 	if (!req->file || !file_can_poll(req->file))
 		return false;
 	if (req->flags & REQ_F_POLLED)
 		return false;
-	if (!def->pollin && !def->pollout)
+	if (def->pollin)
+		rw = READ;
+	else if (def->pollout)
+		rw = WRITE;
+	else
+		return false;
+	/* if we can't nonblock try, then no point in arming a poll handler */
+	if (!io_file_supports_async(req->file, rw))
 		return false;
 
 	apoll = kmalloc(sizeof(*apoll), GFP_ATOMIC);