diff --git a/fs/pipe.c b/fs/pipe.c
index d2c45e1..0e0752e 100644
--- a/fs/pipe.c
+++ b/fs/pipe.c
@@ -726,11 +726,25 @@
 	return mask;
 }
 
+static void put_pipe_info(struct inode *inode, struct pipe_inode_info *pipe)
+{
+	int kill = 0;
+
+	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
+	if (!--pipe->files) {
+		inode->i_pipe = NULL;
+		kill = 1;
+	}
+	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
+
+	if (kill)
+		free_pipe_info(pipe);
+}
+
 static int
 pipe_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 {
-	struct pipe_inode_info *pipe = inode->i_pipe;
-	int kill = 0;
+	struct pipe_inode_info *pipe = file->private_data;
 
 	__pipe_lock(pipe);
 	if (file->f_mode & FMODE_READ)
@@ -743,17 +757,9 @@
 		kill_fasync(&pipe->fasync_readers, SIGIO, POLL_IN);
 		kill_fasync(&pipe->fasync_writers, SIGIO, POLL_OUT);
 	}
-	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
-	if (!--pipe->files) {
-		inode->i_pipe = NULL;
-		kill = 1;
-	}
-	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 	__pipe_unlock(pipe);
 
-	if (kill)
-		free_pipe_info(pipe);
-
+	put_pipe_info(inode, pipe);
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1014,7 +1020,6 @@
 {
 	struct pipe_inode_info *pipe;
 	bool is_pipe = inode->i_sb->s_magic == PIPEFS_MAGIC;
-	int kill = 0;
 	int ret;
 
 	filp->f_version = 0;
@@ -1130,15 +1135,9 @@
 	goto err;
 
 err:
-	spin_lock(&inode->i_lock);
-	if (!--pipe->files) {
-		inode->i_pipe = NULL;
-		kill = 1;
-	}
-	spin_unlock(&inode->i_lock);
 	__pipe_unlock(pipe);
-	if (kill)
-		free_pipe_info(pipe);
+
+	put_pipe_info(inode, pipe);
 	return ret;
 }