diff --git a/fs/pipe.c b/fs/pipe.c
index 9f2ca1b1c17a..f758ee946522 100644
--- a/fs/pipe.c
+++ b/fs/pipe.c
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ pipe_poll(struct file *filp, poll_table *wait)
 	unsigned int head, tail;
 
 	/* Epoll has some historical nasty semantics, this enables them */
-	pipe->poll_usage = 1;
+	WRITE_ONCE(pipe->poll_usage, true);
 
 	/*
 	 * Reading pipe state only -- no need for acquiring the semaphore.
diff --git a/include/linux/pipe_fs_i.h b/include/linux/pipe_fs_i.h
index fc5642431b92..c0b6ec6bf65b 100644
--- a/include/linux/pipe_fs_i.h
+++ b/include/linux/pipe_fs_i.h
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ struct pipe_inode_info {
 	unsigned int files;
 	unsigned int r_counter;
 	unsigned int w_counter;
-	unsigned int poll_usage;
+	bool poll_usage;
 	struct page *tmp_page;
 	struct fasync_struct *fasync_readers;
 	struct fasync_struct *fasync_writers;