diff --git a/net/uring/all.go b/net/uring/all.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d2361e444
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/uring/all.go
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package uring
+
+import "runtime"
+
+// This file contains code shared across all platforms.
+
+// Available reports whether io_uring is available on this machine.
+// If Available reports false, no other package uring APIs should be called.
+func Available() bool {
+	return runtime.GOOS == "linux"
+}
diff --git a/net/uring/stubs.go b/net/uring/stubs.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..74a68906d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/uring/stubs.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// +build !linux
+
+package uring
+
+import (
+	"net"
+	"os"
+	"time"
+
+	"inet.af/netaddr"
+)
+
+// This file contains stubs for platforms that are known at compile time not to support io_uring.
+
+type UDPConn struct{}
+
+func NewUDPConn(*net.UDPConn) (*UDPConn, error)                        { panic("io_uring unavailable") }
+func (u *UDPConn) ReadFromNetaddr([]byte) (int, netaddr.IPPort, error) { panic("io_uring unavailable") }
+func (u *UDPConn) Close() error                                        { panic("io_uring unavailable") }
+func (c *UDPConn) ReadFrom([]byte) (int, net.Addr, error)              { panic("io_uring unavailable") }
+func (u *UDPConn) WriteTo([]byte, net.Addr) (int, error)               { panic("io_uring unavailable") }
+func (c *UDPConn) LocalAddr() net.Addr                                 { panic("io_uring unavailable") }
+func (c *UDPConn) SetDeadline(time.Time) error                         { panic("io_uring unavailable") }
+func (c *UDPConn) SetReadDeadline(time.Time) error                     { panic("io_uring unavailable") }
+func (c *UDPConn) SetWriteDeadline(time.Time) error                    { panic("io_uring unavailable") }
+
+type File struct{}
+
+func NewFile(file *os.File) (*File, error) { panic("io_uring unavailable") }
+func (u *File) Read([]byte) (int, error)   { panic("io_uring unavailable") }
+func (u *File) Write([]byte) (int, error)  { panic("io_uring unavailable") }
+func (u *File) Close() error               { panic("io_uring unavailable") }
diff --git a/wgengine/magicsock/magicsock.go b/wgengine/magicsock/magicsock.go
index 2d7dcbf8c..3208d3175 100644
--- a/wgengine/magicsock/magicsock.go
+++ b/wgengine/magicsock/magicsock.go
@@ -2690,13 +2690,15 @@ func (c *Conn) bindSocket(rucPtr **RebindingUDPConn, network string, curPortFate
 			continue
 		}
 		// Success.
-		uring, err := uring.NewUDPConn(pconn.(*net.UDPConn))
-		if err != nil {
-			c.logf("uring not available: %v", err)
-			ruc.pconn = pconn
-		} else {
-			c.logf("using uring")
-			ruc.pconn = uring
+		ruc.pconn = pconn
+		if uring.Available() {
+			uringConn, err := uring.NewUDPConn(pconn.(*net.UDPConn))
+			if err != nil {
+				c.logf("not using io_uring for %v: %v", pconn.LocalAddr(), err)
+			} else {
+				c.logf("using uring for %v", pconn.LocalAddr())
+				ruc.pconn = uringConn
+			}
 		}
 		if network == "udp4" {
 			health.SetUDP4Unbound(false)
@@ -2853,10 +2855,11 @@ func (c *RebindingUDPConn) ReadFromNetaddr(b []byte) (n int, ipp netaddr.IPPort,
 	for {
 		pconn := c.currentConn()
 
-		// Optimization: Treat *net.UDPConn specially.
-		// ReadFromUDP gets partially inlined, avoiding allocating a *net.UDPAddr,
+		// Optimization: Treat a few conn types specially.
+		// *uring.UDPConn can return netaddr.IPPorts directly.
+		// For *net.UDPConn, ReadFromUDP gets partially inlined, avoiding allocating a *net.UDPAddr,
 		// as long as pAddr itself doesn't escape.
-		// The non-*net.UDPConn case works, but it allocates.
+		// The default case works, but it allocates.
 		var pAddr *net.UDPAddr
 		switch pconn := pconn.(type) {
 		case *uring.UDPConn:
@@ -2925,16 +2928,7 @@ func (c *RebindingUDPConn) WriteTo(b []byte, addr net.Addr) (int, error) {
 		pconn := c.pconn
 		c.mu.Unlock()
 
-		var n int
-		var err error
-		switch pconn := pconn.(type) {
-		case *net.UDPConn:
-			n, err = pconn.WriteTo(b, addr)
-		case *uring.UDPConn:
-			n, err = pconn.WriteTo(b, addr)
-		default:
-			n, err = pconn.WriteTo(b, addr)
-		}
+		n, err := pconn.WriteTo(b, addr)
 		if err != nil {
 			c.mu.Lock()
 			pconn2 := c.pconn