diff --git a/fs/pipe.c b/fs/pipe.c
index 04d004ee2e8c..57502c3c0fba 100644
--- a/fs/pipe.c
+++ b/fs/pipe.c
@@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ pipe_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 		}
 		wait_event_interruptible(pipe->wait, pipe_writable(pipe));
 		__pipe_lock(pipe);
-		was_empty = pipe_empty(head, pipe->tail);
+		was_empty = pipe_empty(pipe->head, pipe->tail);
 	}
 out:
 	__pipe_unlock(pipe);