diff --git a/fs/pipe.c b/fs/pipe.c
index e2fc5cc..39bdec0 100644
--- a/fs/pipe.c
+++ b/fs/pipe.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 
 static void pipe_lock_nested(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe, int subclass)
 {
-	if (pipe->inode)
+	if (pipe->files)
 		mutex_lock_nested(&pipe->mutex, subclass);
 }
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 
 void pipe_unlock(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe)
 {
-	if (pipe->inode)
+	if (pipe->files)
 		mutex_unlock(&pipe->mutex);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(pipe_unlock);
@@ -785,7 +785,6 @@
 		if (pipe->bufs) {
 			init_waitqueue_head(&pipe->wait);
 			pipe->r_counter = pipe->w_counter = 1;
-			pipe->inode = inode;
 			pipe->buffers = PIPE_DEF_BUFFERS;
 			mutex_init(&pipe->mutex);
 			return pipe;