diff --git a/fs/pipe.c b/fs/pipe.c
index da42f7d..1b7f9af 100644
--- a/fs/pipe.c
+++ b/fs/pipe.c
@@ -1291,8 +1291,8 @@
 
 static void __exit exit_pipe_fs(void)
 {
+	kern_unmount(pipe_mnt);
 	unregister_filesystem(&pipe_fs_type);
-	mntput(pipe_mnt);
 }
 
 fs_initcall(init_pipe_fs);