diff --git a/fs/pipe.c b/fs/pipe.c
index 705b486..036536f 100644
--- a/fs/pipe.c
+++ b/fs/pipe.c
@@ -691,12 +691,10 @@
 	return info;
 }
 
-void free_pipe_info(struct inode *inode)
+void __free_pipe_info(struct pipe_inode_info *info)
 {
 	int i;
-	struct pipe_inode_info *info = inode->i_pipe;
 
-	inode->i_pipe = NULL;
 	for (i = 0; i < PIPE_BUFFERS; i++) {
 		struct pipe_buffer *buf = info->bufs + i;
 		if (buf->ops)
@@ -707,6 +705,12 @@
 	kfree(info);
 }
 
+void free_pipe_info(struct inode *inode)
+{
+	__free_pipe_info(inode->i_pipe);
+	inode->i_pipe = NULL;
+}
+
 static struct vfsmount *pipe_mnt __read_mostly;
 static int pipefs_delete_dentry(struct dentry *dentry)
 {