diff --git a/sys/kern/sys_pipe.c b/sys/kern/sys_pipe.c
--- a/sys/kern/sys_pipe.c
+++ b/sys/kern/sys_pipe.c
@@ -1494,7 +1494,8 @@
 				rpipe->pipe_state |= PIPE_SEL;
 		}
 
-		if ((fp->f_flag & FWRITE) != 0) {
+		if ((fp->f_flag & FWRITE) != 0 &&
+		    wpipe->pipe_present == PIPE_ACTIVE) {
 			selrecord(td, &wpipe->pipe_sel);
 			if (SEL_WAITING(&wpipe->pipe_sel))
 				wpipe->pipe_state |= PIPE_SEL;