--- src/sys/kern/sys_pipe.c	2004/07/24 20:30:00	1.24
+++ src/sys/kern/sys_pipe.c	2004/11/12 00:09:24	1.25
@@ -251,7 +251,6 @@ pipe(struct pipe_args *uap)
 		pipeclose(wpipe);
 		return (error);
 	}
-	fhold(rf);
 	uap->sysmsg_fds[0] = fd1;
 
 	/*
@@ -284,6 +283,7 @@ pipe(struct pipe_args *uap)
 	rpipe->pipe_peer = wpipe;
 	wpipe->pipe_peer = rpipe;
 	fdrop(rf, td);
+	fdrop(wf, td);
 
 	return (0);
 }