diff --git a/net/uring/io_uring.c b/net/uring/io_uring.c
index 371552bd8..6e13a58d4 100644
--- a/net/uring/io_uring.c
+++ b/net/uring/io_uring.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 typedef struct io_uring go_uring;
 typedef struct msghdr go_msghdr;
+typedef struct iovec go_iovec;
 
 // Wait for a completion to be available, fetch the data
 static int receive_into(int sock, struct io_uring *ring, char *ip, uint16_t *port) {
@@ -49,7 +50,6 @@ again:;
     memcpy(ip, &sa.sin_addr, 4);
     *port = ntohs(sa.sin_port);
 
-    free(mhdr->msg_iov);
     free(mhdr->msg_name);
 
     io_uring_cqe_seen(ring, cqe);
@@ -58,21 +58,12 @@ again:;
 
 // submit a recvmsg request via liburing
 // TODO: What recvfrom support arrives, maybe use that instead?
-static int submit_recvmsg_request(int sock, struct io_uring *ring, struct msghdr *mhdr, char *buf, int buflen) {
-    struct iovec *iov = malloc(sizeof(struct iovec));
-    if (!iov) {
-        perror("malloc(iov)");
-        return 1;
-    }
-
+static int submit_recvmsg_request(int sock, struct io_uring *ring, struct msghdr *mhdr, struct iovec *iov, char *buf, int buflen) {
     char *sender = malloc(sizeof(struct sockaddr_in));
     if (!sender) {
         perror("malloc(sender)");
-        free(iov);
         return 1;
     }
-
-    memset(iov, 0, sizeof(*iov));
     iov->iov_base = buf;
     iov->iov_len = buflen;
 
diff --git a/net/uring/io_uring_linux.go b/net/uring/io_uring_linux.go
index 09ad7970c..fd0bca3ed 100644
--- a/net/uring/io_uring_linux.go
+++ b/net/uring/io_uring_linux.go
@@ -71,8 +71,9 @@ func (u *UDPConn) ReadFromNetaddr(buf []byte) (int, netaddr.IPPort, error) {
 		return 0, netaddr.IPPort{}, errors.New("invalid uring.UDPConn")
 	}
 	mhdr := new(C.go_msghdr)
+	iov := new(C.go_iovec)
 	// TODO: eventually separate submitting the request and waiting for the response.
-	errno := C.submit_recvmsg_request(u.fd, u.ptr, mhdr, (*C.char)(unsafe.Pointer(&buf[0])), C.int(len(buf)))
+	errno := C.submit_recvmsg_request(u.fd, u.ptr, mhdr, iov, (*C.char)(unsafe.Pointer(&buf[0])), C.int(len(buf)))
 	if errno < 0 {
 		return 0, netaddr.IPPort{}, fmt.Errorf("uring.UDPConn recv failed: %v", errno) // TODO: Improve errno
 	}
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ func (u *UDPConn) ReadFromNetaddr(buf []byte) (int, netaddr.IPPort, error) {
 	}
 	ipp := netaddr.IPPortFrom(netaddr.IPFrom4(*a), uint16(port))
 	runtime.KeepAlive(mhdr)
+	runtime.KeepAlive(iov)
 	return int(n), ipp, nil
 }