diff --git a/src/core/iomgr/wakeup_fd_pipe.c b/src/core/iomgr/wakeup_fd_pipe.c
index d1ed505875b..dd2fd1f0572 100644
--- a/src/core/iomgr/wakeup_fd_pipe.c
+++ b/src/core/iomgr/wakeup_fd_pipe.c
@@ -41,9 +41,10 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#include "src/core/iomgr/socket_utils_posix.h"
 #include <grpc/support/log.h>
 
+#include "src/core/iomgr/socket_utils_posix.h"
+
 static void pipe_init(grpc_wakeup_fd* fd_info) {
   int pipefd[2];
   /* TODO(klempner): Make this nonfatal */
@@ -52,7 +53,6 @@ static void pipe_init(grpc_wakeup_fd* fd_info) {
     gpr_log(GPR_ERROR, "pipe creation failed (%d): %s", errno, strerror(errno));
     abort();
   }
-  GPR_ASSERT(0 == pipe(pipefd));
   GPR_ASSERT(grpc_set_socket_nonblocking(pipefd[0], 1));
   GPR_ASSERT(grpc_set_socket_nonblocking(pipefd[1], 1));
   fd_info->read_fd = pipefd[0];