diff --git a/fs/pipe.c b/fs/pipe.c
index aaf797b..8916971 100644
--- a/fs/pipe.c
+++ b/fs/pipe.c
@@ -1016,10 +1016,7 @@
 		goto err_fdr;
 	fdw = error;
 
-	error = audit_fd_pair(fdr, fdw);
-	if (error < 0)
-		goto err_fdw;
-
+	audit_fd_pair(fdr, fdw);
 	fd_install(fdr, fr);
 	fd_install(fdw, fw);
 	fd[0] = fdr;
@@ -1027,8 +1024,6 @@
 
 	return 0;
 
- err_fdw:
-	put_unused_fd(fdw);
  err_fdr:
 	put_unused_fd(fdr);
  err_read_pipe: