diff --git a/sys/kern/sys_pipe.c b/sys/kern/sys_pipe.c
index 602def55e11e..ced206e48239 100644
--- a/sys/kern/sys_pipe.c
+++ b/sys/kern/sys_pipe.c
@@ -258,7 +258,6 @@ pipe(td, uap)
 		FILEDESC_LOCK(fdp);
 		if (fdp->fd_ofiles[td->td_retval[0]] == rf) {
 			fdp->fd_ofiles[td->td_retval[0]] = NULL;
-			fdunused(fdp, td->td_retval[0]);
 			FILEDESC_UNLOCK(fdp);
 			fdrop(rf, td);
 		} else {