diff --git a/src/runtime/driver/op/mod.rs b/src/runtime/driver/op/mod.rs
index 32ba3e7a..8d3559b0 100644
--- a/src/runtime/driver/op/mod.rs
+++ b/src/runtime/driver/op/mod.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use std::marker::PhantomData;
 use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::task::{Context, Poll, Waker};
 
+use io_uring::squeue::Flags;
 use io_uring::{cqueue, squeue};
 
 mod slab_list;
@@ -37,6 +38,12 @@ impl<D, T: OneshotOutputTransform<StoredData = D>> UnsubmittedOneshot<D, T> {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Set the SQE's flags.
+    pub fn set_flags(mut self, flags: Flags) -> Self {
+        self.sqe = self.sqe.flags(flags);
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Submit an operation to the driver for batched entry to the kernel.
     pub fn submit(self) -> InFlightOneshot<D, T> {
         let handle = CONTEXT