diff --git a/fs/pipe.c b/fs/pipe.c
index f7dd21ad85a6..52c415114838 100644
--- a/fs/pipe.c
+++ b/fs/pipe.c
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ void pipe_double_lock(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe1,
 		pipe_lock_nested(pipe1, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
 		pipe_lock_nested(pipe2, I_MUTEX_CHILD);
 	} else {
-		pipe_lock_nested(pipe2, I_MUTEX_CHILD);
-		pipe_lock_nested(pipe1, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
+		pipe_lock_nested(pipe2, I_MUTEX_PARENT);
+		pipe_lock_nested(pipe1, I_MUTEX_CHILD);
 	}
 }