diff --git a/src/io/uring/Operation.hxx b/src/io/uring/Operation.hxx
index a8c3b4adc..d915392d1 100644
--- a/src/io/uring/Operation.hxx
+++ b/src/io/uring/Operation.hxx
@@ -45,10 +45,15 @@ class Operation {
 	CancellableOperation *cancellable = nullptr;
 
 public:
+	Operation() noexcept = default;
+
 	~Operation() noexcept {
 		CancelUring();
 	}
 
+	Operation(const Operation &) = delete;
+	Operation &operator=(const Operation &) = delete;
+
 	/**
 	 * Are we waiting for the operation to complete?
 	 */