diff --git a/sys/kern/sys_pipe.c b/sys/kern/sys_pipe.c
index 8ced29f4fcb9..2e63e76eb7d7 100644
--- a/sys/kern/sys_pipe.c
+++ b/sys/kern/sys_pipe.c
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ pipe_write(fp, uio, active_cred, flags, td)
 		if ((space < uio->uio_resid) && (orig_resid <= PIPE_BUF))
 			space = 0;
 
-		if (space > 0 && (wpipe->pipe_buffer.cnt < PIPE_SIZE)) {
+		if (space > 0) {
 			if ((error = pipelock(wpipe,1)) == 0) {
 				int size;	/* Transfer size */
 				int segsize;	/* first segment to transfer */