diff --git a/io_uring/filetable.c b/io_uring/filetable.c
index 794ef95df293..cb1838c9fc37 100644
--- a/io_uring/filetable.c
+++ b/io_uring/filetable.c
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ static int io_file_bitmap_get(struct io_ring_ctx *ctx)
 	if (!table->bitmap)
 		return -ENFILE;
 
+	if (table->alloc_hint < ctx->file_alloc_start ||
+	    table->alloc_hint >= ctx->file_alloc_end)
+		table->alloc_hint = ctx->file_alloc_start;
+
 	do {
 		ret = find_next_zero_bit(table->bitmap, nr, table->alloc_hint);
 		if (ret != nr)