diff --git a/fs/pipe.c b/fs/pipe.c
index c16950e36ded..ce77ac0d8901 100644
--- a/fs/pipe.c
+++ b/fs/pipe.c
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ pipe_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 {
 	struct file *filp = iocb->ki_filp;
 	struct pipe_inode_info *pipe = filp->private_data;
-	unsigned int head, tail, max_usage, mask;
+	unsigned int head, max_usage, mask;
 	ssize_t ret = 0;
 	int do_wakeup = 0;
 	size_t total_len = iov_iter_count(from);
@@ -405,14 +405,13 @@ pipe_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	tail = pipe->tail;
 	head = pipe->head;
 	max_usage = pipe->max_usage;
 	mask = pipe->ring_size - 1;
 
 	/* We try to merge small writes */
 	chars = total_len & (PAGE_SIZE-1); /* size of the last buffer */
-	if (!pipe_empty(head, tail) && chars != 0) {
+	if (!pipe_empty(head, pipe->tail) && chars != 0) {
 		struct pipe_buffer *buf = &pipe->bufs[(head - 1) & mask];
 		int offset = buf->offset + buf->len;
 
@@ -441,8 +440,8 @@ pipe_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 			break;
 		}
 
-		tail = pipe->tail;
-		if (!pipe_full(head, tail, max_usage)) {
+		head = pipe->head;
+		if (!pipe_full(head, pipe->tail, max_usage)) {
 			struct pipe_buffer *buf = &pipe->bufs[head & mask];
 			struct page *page = pipe->tmp_page;
 			int copied;
@@ -455,12 +454,41 @@ pipe_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 				}
 				pipe->tmp_page = page;
 			}
+
+			/* Allocate a slot in the ring in advance and attach an
+			 * empty buffer.  If we fault or otherwise fail to use
+			 * it, either the reader will consume it or it'll still
+			 * be there for the next write.
+			 */
+			spin_lock_irq(&pipe->wait.lock);
+
+			head = pipe->head;
+			pipe->head = head + 1;
+
 			/* Always wake up, even if the copy fails. Otherwise
 			 * we lock up (O_NONBLOCK-)readers that sleep due to
 			 * syscall merging.
 			 * FIXME! Is this really true?
 			 */
-			do_wakeup = 1;
+			wake_up_interruptible_sync_poll_locked(
+				&pipe->wait, EPOLLIN | EPOLLRDNORM);
+
+			spin_unlock_irq(&pipe->wait.lock);
+			kill_fasync(&pipe->fasync_readers, SIGIO, POLL_IN);
+
+			/* Insert it into the buffer array */
+			buf = &pipe->bufs[head & mask];
+			buf->page = page;
+			buf->ops = &anon_pipe_buf_ops;
+			buf->offset = 0;
+			buf->len = 0;
+			buf->flags = 0;
+			if (is_packetized(filp)) {
+				buf->ops = &packet_pipe_buf_ops;
+				buf->flags = PIPE_BUF_FLAG_PACKET;
+			}
+			pipe->tmp_page = NULL;
+
 			copied = copy_page_from_iter(page, 0, PAGE_SIZE, from);
 			if (unlikely(copied < PAGE_SIZE && iov_iter_count(from))) {
 				if (!ret)
@@ -468,27 +496,14 @@ pipe_write(struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
 				break;
 			}
 			ret += copied;
-
-			/* Insert it into the buffer array */
-			buf->page = page;
-			buf->ops = &anon_pipe_buf_ops;
 			buf->offset = 0;
 			buf->len = copied;
-			buf->flags = 0;
-			if (is_packetized(filp)) {
-				buf->ops = &packet_pipe_buf_ops;
-				buf->flags = PIPE_BUF_FLAG_PACKET;
-			}
-
-			head++;
-			pipe->head = head;
-			pipe->tmp_page = NULL;
 
 			if (!iov_iter_count(from))
 				break;
 		}
 
-		if (!pipe_full(head, tail, max_usage))
+		if (!pipe_full(head, pipe->tail, max_usage))
 			continue;
 
 		/* Wait for buffer space to become available. */