diff --git a/src/p2pool.cpp b/src/p2pool.cpp
index 7fb94c7..ceddfe8 100644
--- a/src/p2pool.cpp
+++ b/src/p2pool.cpp
@@ -1288,6 +1288,10 @@ static bool init_uv_threadpool()
 
 static bool init_signals(p2pool* pool)
 {
+#ifdef SIGPIPE
+	signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
+#endif
+
 	constexpr int signal_names[] = {
 		SIGHUP,
 		SIGINT,