diff --git a/fs/splice.c b/fs/splice.c
index dd9bf7e410d2..36e9353c1910 100644
--- a/fs/splice.c
+++ b/fs/splice.c
@@ -242,10 +242,7 @@ ssize_t splice_to_pipe(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe,
 		}
 
 		if (do_wakeup) {
-			smp_mb();
-			if (waitqueue_active(&pipe->wait))
-				wake_up_interruptible_sync(&pipe->wait);
-			kill_fasync(&pipe->fasync_readers, SIGIO, POLL_IN);
+			wakeup_pipe_readers(pipe);
 			do_wakeup = 0;
 		}