diff --git a/fs/fifo.c b/fs/fifo.c
index 9785e36f81e7..987bf9411495 100644
--- a/fs/fifo.c
+++ b/fs/fifo.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static int fifo_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	 *  POSIX.1 says that O_NONBLOCK means return with the FIFO
 	 *  opened, even when there is no process writing the FIFO.
 	 */
-		filp->f_op = &read_fifo_fops;
+		filp->f_op = &read_pipefifo_fops;
 		pipe->r_counter++;
 		if (pipe->readers++ == 0)
 			wake_up_partner(inode);
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static int fifo_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 		if ((filp->f_flags & O_NONBLOCK) && !pipe->readers)
 			goto err;
 
-		filp->f_op = &write_fifo_fops;
+		filp->f_op = &write_pipefifo_fops;
 		pipe->w_counter++;
 		if (!pipe->writers++)
 			wake_up_partner(inode);
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static int fifo_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 	 *  This implementation will NEVER block on a O_RDWR open, since
 	 *  the process can at least talk to itself.
 	 */
-		filp->f_op = &rdwr_fifo_fops;
+		filp->f_op = &rdwr_pipefifo_fops;
 
 		pipe->readers++;
 		pipe->writers++;
@@ -151,5 +151,5 @@ static int fifo_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
  * depending on the access mode of the file...
  */
 const struct file_operations def_fifo_fops = {
-	.open		= fifo_open,	/* will set read or write pipe_fops */
+	.open		= fifo_open,	/* will set read_ or write_pipefifo_fops */
 };
diff --git a/fs/pipe.c b/fs/pipe.c
index 10c4e9aa5c49..fcba6542b8d0 100644
--- a/fs/pipe.c
+++ b/fs/pipe.c
@@ -777,8 +777,10 @@ pipe_rdwr_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *filp)
 /*
  * The file_operations structs are not static because they
  * are also used in linux/fs/fifo.c to do operations on FIFOs.
+ *
+ * Pipes reuse fifos' file_operations structs.
  */
-const struct file_operations read_fifo_fops = {
+const struct file_operations read_pipefifo_fops = {
 	.llseek		= no_llseek,
 	.read		= do_sync_read,
 	.aio_read	= pipe_read,
@@ -790,7 +792,7 @@ const struct file_operations read_fifo_fops = {
 	.fasync		= pipe_read_fasync,
 };
 
-const struct file_operations write_fifo_fops = {
+const struct file_operations write_pipefifo_fops = {
 	.llseek		= no_llseek,
 	.read		= bad_pipe_r,
 	.write		= do_sync_write,
@@ -802,44 +804,7 @@ const struct file_operations write_fifo_fops = {
 	.fasync		= pipe_write_fasync,
 };
 
-const struct file_operations rdwr_fifo_fops = {
-	.llseek		= no_llseek,
-	.read		= do_sync_read,
-	.aio_read	= pipe_read,
-	.write		= do_sync_write,
-	.aio_write	= pipe_write,
-	.poll		= pipe_poll,
-	.unlocked_ioctl	= pipe_ioctl,
-	.open		= pipe_rdwr_open,
-	.release	= pipe_rdwr_release,
-	.fasync		= pipe_rdwr_fasync,
-};
-
-static const struct file_operations read_pipe_fops = {
-	.llseek		= no_llseek,
-	.read		= do_sync_read,
-	.aio_read	= pipe_read,
-	.write		= bad_pipe_w,
-	.poll		= pipe_poll,
-	.unlocked_ioctl	= pipe_ioctl,
-	.open		= pipe_read_open,
-	.release	= pipe_read_release,
-	.fasync		= pipe_read_fasync,
-};
-
-static const struct file_operations write_pipe_fops = {
-	.llseek		= no_llseek,
-	.read		= bad_pipe_r,
-	.write		= do_sync_write,
-	.aio_write	= pipe_write,
-	.poll		= pipe_poll,
-	.unlocked_ioctl	= pipe_ioctl,
-	.open		= pipe_write_open,
-	.release	= pipe_write_release,
-	.fasync		= pipe_write_fasync,
-};
-
-static const struct file_operations rdwr_pipe_fops = {
+const struct file_operations rdwr_pipefifo_fops = {
 	.llseek		= no_llseek,
 	.read		= do_sync_read,
 	.aio_read	= pipe_read,
@@ -927,7 +892,7 @@ static struct inode * get_pipe_inode(void)
 	inode->i_pipe = pipe;
 
 	pipe->readers = pipe->writers = 1;
-	inode->i_fop = &rdwr_pipe_fops;
+	inode->i_fop = &rdwr_pipefifo_fops;
 
 	/*
 	 * Mark the inode dirty from the very beginning,
@@ -978,7 +943,7 @@ struct file *create_write_pipe(int flags)
 	d_instantiate(dentry, inode);
 
 	err = -ENFILE;
-	f = alloc_file(pipe_mnt, dentry, FMODE_WRITE, &write_pipe_fops);
+	f = alloc_file(pipe_mnt, dentry, FMODE_WRITE, &write_pipefifo_fops);
 	if (!f)
 		goto err_dentry;
 	f->f_mapping = inode->i_mapping;
@@ -1020,7 +985,7 @@ struct file *create_read_pipe(struct file *wrf, int flags)
 
 	f->f_pos = 0;
 	f->f_flags = O_RDONLY | (flags & O_NONBLOCK);
-	f->f_op = &read_pipe_fops;
+	f->f_op = &read_pipefifo_fops;
 	f->f_mode = FMODE_READ;
 	f->f_version = 0;
 
diff --git a/include/linux/fs.h b/include/linux/fs.h
index 53d2edb709b3..7721a2ac9c0e 100644
--- a/include/linux/fs.h
+++ b/include/linux/fs.h
@@ -1696,9 +1696,9 @@ extern void init_special_inode(struct inode *, umode_t, dev_t);
 extern void make_bad_inode(struct inode *);
 extern int is_bad_inode(struct inode *);
 
-extern const struct file_operations read_fifo_fops;
-extern const struct file_operations write_fifo_fops;
-extern const struct file_operations rdwr_fifo_fops;
+extern const struct file_operations read_pipefifo_fops;
+extern const struct file_operations write_pipefifo_fops;
+extern const struct file_operations rdwr_pipefifo_fops;
 
 extern int fs_may_remount_ro(struct super_block *);