diff --git a/fs/splice.c b/fs/splice.c
index 186fad463c4379280dcfbbd2c5422f5188f46c69..e7d7080de2f9799860a475a4df50a7742561d09f 100644
--- a/fs/splice.c
+++ b/fs/splice.c
@@ -245,14 +245,15 @@ static ssize_t splice_to_pipe(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe,
 		pipe->waiting_writers--;
 	}
 
-	if (pipe->inode)
+	if (pipe->inode) {
 		mutex_unlock(&pipe->inode->i_mutex);
 
-	if (do_wakeup) {
-		smp_mb();
-		if (waitqueue_active(&pipe->wait))
-			wake_up_interruptible(&pipe->wait);
-		kill_fasync(&pipe->fasync_readers, SIGIO, POLL_IN);
+		if (do_wakeup) {
+			smp_mb();
+			if (waitqueue_active(&pipe->wait))
+				wake_up_interruptible(&pipe->wait);
+			kill_fasync(&pipe->fasync_readers, SIGIO, POLL_IN);
+		}
 	}
 
 	while (page_nr < spd_pages)