diff --git a/fs/autofs/inode.c b/fs/autofs/inode.c
index 1f5db6863663..bb404bfce036 100644
--- a/fs/autofs/inode.c
+++ b/fs/autofs/inode.c
@@ -172,8 +172,7 @@ static int autofs_parse_fd(struct fs_context *fc, struct autofs_sb_info *sbi,
 	ret = autofs_check_pipe(pipe);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		errorf(fc, "Invalid/unusable pipe");
-		if (param->type != fs_value_is_file)
-			fput(pipe);
+		fput(pipe);
 		return -EBADF;
 	}