diff --git a/kernel/relay.c b/kernel/relay.c
index ab56a17..e8cd202 100644
--- a/kernel/relay.c
+++ b/kernel/relay.c
@@ -1235,6 +1235,7 @@
 	struct splice_pipe_desc spd = {
 		.pages = pages,
 		.nr_pages = 0,
+		.nr_pages_max = PIPE_DEF_BUFFERS,
 		.partial = partial,
 		.flags = flags,
 		.ops = &relay_pipe_buf_ops,
@@ -1302,8 +1303,8 @@
                 ret += padding;
 
 out:
-	splice_shrink_spd(pipe, &spd);
-        return ret;
+	splice_shrink_spd(&spd);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static ssize_t relay_file_splice_read(struct file *in,