diff --git a/fs/pipe.c b/fs/pipe.c
index 82fede0f2111..7e36f54d21a5 100644
--- a/fs/pipe.c
+++ b/fs/pipe.c
@@ -417,8 +417,8 @@ static inline int is_packetized(struct file *file)
 /* Done while waiting without holding the pipe lock - thus the READ_ONCE() */
 static inline bool pipe_writable(const struct pipe_inode_info *pipe)
 {
-	unsigned int head = READ_ONCE(pipe->head);
 	unsigned int tail = READ_ONCE(pipe->tail);
+	unsigned int head = READ_ONCE(pipe->head);
 	unsigned int max_usage = READ_ONCE(pipe->max_usage);
 
 	return !pipe_full(head, tail, max_usage) ||