diff --git a/io_uring/io_uring.c b/io_uring/io_uring.c
index 96a6709c217f..ed17850b3c51 100644
--- a/io_uring/io_uring.c
+++ b/io_uring/io_uring.c
@@ -486,6 +486,7 @@ struct io_poll_iocb {
 	struct file			*file;
 	struct wait_queue_head		*head;
 	__poll_t			events;
+	int				retries;
 	struct wait_queue_entry		wait;
 };
 
@@ -5894,6 +5895,14 @@ enum {
 	IO_APOLL_READY
 };
 
+/*
+ * We can't reliably detect loops in repeated poll triggers and issue
+ * subsequently failing. But rather than fail these immediately, allow a
+ * certain amount of retries before we give up. Given that this condition
+ * should _rarely_ trigger even once, we should be fine with a larger value.
+ */
+#define APOLL_MAX_RETRY		128
+
 static int io_arm_poll_handler(struct io_kiocb *req)
 {
 	const struct io_op_def *def = &io_op_defs[req->opcode];
@@ -5905,8 +5914,6 @@ static int io_arm_poll_handler(struct io_kiocb *req)
 
 	if (!req->file || !file_can_poll(req->file))
 		return IO_APOLL_ABORTED;
-	if ((req->flags & (REQ_F_POLLED|REQ_F_PARTIAL_IO)) == REQ_F_POLLED)
-		return IO_APOLL_ABORTED;
 	if (!def->pollin && !def->pollout)
 		return IO_APOLL_ABORTED;
 
@@ -5924,8 +5931,13 @@ static int io_arm_poll_handler(struct io_kiocb *req)
 	if (req->flags & REQ_F_POLLED) {
 		apoll = req->apoll;
 		kfree(apoll->double_poll);
+		if (unlikely(!--apoll->poll.retries)) {
+			apoll->double_poll = NULL;
+			return IO_APOLL_ABORTED;
+		}
 	} else {
 		apoll = kmalloc(sizeof(*apoll), GFP_ATOMIC);
+		apoll->poll.retries = APOLL_MAX_RETRY;
 	}
 	if (unlikely(!apoll))
 		return IO_APOLL_ABORTED;