diff --git a/io_uring/io-wq.c b/io_uring/io-wq.c
index fe38eb0..399e9a1 100644
--- a/io_uring/io-wq.c
+++ b/io_uring/io-wq.c
@@ -220,7 +220,12 @@ static void io_worker_exit(struct io_worker *worker)
 	list_del_rcu(&worker->all_list);
 	raw_spin_unlock(&wq->lock);
 	io_wq_dec_running(worker);
-	worker->flags = 0;
+	/*
+	 * this worker is a goner, clear ->worker_private to avoid any
+	 * inc/dec running calls that could happen as part of exit from
+	 * touching 'worker'.
+	 */
+	current->worker_private = NULL;
 
 	kfree_rcu(worker, rcu);
 	io_worker_ref_put(wq);
diff --git a/io_uring/net.c b/io_uring/net.c
index 89e8390..51b0f7f 100644
--- a/io_uring/net.c
+++ b/io_uring/net.c
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ struct io_sr_msg {
 	u16				addr_len;
 	u16				buf_group;
 	void __user			*addr;
+	void __user			*msg_control;
 	/* used only for send zerocopy */
 	struct io_kiocb 		*notif;
 };
@@ -195,11 +196,15 @@ static int io_sendmsg_copy_hdr(struct io_kiocb *req,
 			       struct io_async_msghdr *iomsg)
 {
 	struct io_sr_msg *sr = io_kiocb_to_cmd(req, struct io_sr_msg);
+	int ret;
 
 	iomsg->msg.msg_name = &iomsg->addr;
 	iomsg->free_iov = iomsg->fast_iov;
-	return sendmsg_copy_msghdr(&iomsg->msg, sr->umsg, sr->msg_flags,
+	ret = sendmsg_copy_msghdr(&iomsg->msg, sr->umsg, sr->msg_flags,
 					&iomsg->free_iov);
+	/* save msg_control as sys_sendmsg() overwrites it */
+	sr->msg_control = iomsg->msg.msg_control;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 int io_send_prep_async(struct io_kiocb *req)
@@ -297,6 +302,7 @@ int io_sendmsg(struct io_kiocb *req, unsigned int issue_flags)
 
 	if (req_has_async_data(req)) {
 		kmsg = req->async_data;
+		kmsg->msg.msg_control = sr->msg_control;
 	} else {
 		ret = io_sendmsg_copy_hdr(req, &iomsg);
 		if (ret)