diff --git a/net/unix/garbage.c b/net/unix/garbage.c
index d45d536..dc27635 100644
--- a/net/unix/garbage.c
+++ b/net/unix/garbage.c
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@
 /* The external entry point: unix_gc() */
 void unix_gc(void)
 {
+	struct sk_buff *next_skb, *skb;
 	struct unix_sock *u;
 	struct unix_sock *next;
 	struct sk_buff_head hitlist;
@@ -297,11 +298,30 @@
 
 	spin_unlock(&unix_gc_lock);
 
+	/* We need io_uring to clean its registered files, ignore all io_uring
+	 * originated skbs. It's fine as io_uring doesn't keep references to
+	 * other io_uring instances and so killing all other files in the cycle
+	 * will put all io_uring references forcing it to go through normal
+	 * release.path eventually putting registered files.
+	 */
+	skb_queue_walk_safe(&hitlist, skb, next_skb) {
+		if (skb->scm_io_uring) {
+			__skb_unlink(skb, &hitlist);
+			skb_queue_tail(&skb->sk->sk_receive_queue, skb);
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* Here we are. Hitlist is filled. Die. */
 	__skb_queue_purge(&hitlist);
 
 	spin_lock(&unix_gc_lock);
 
+	/* There could be io_uring registered files, just push them back to
+	 * the inflight list
+	 */
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(u, next, &gc_candidates, link)
+		list_move_tail(&u->link, &gc_inflight_list);
+
 	/* All candidates should have been detached by now. */
 	BUG_ON(!list_empty(&gc_candidates));