diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 17769587a9..f4f693d1e4 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ signal_handling_thread (void *arg)
 			/* Reread config stuff like system config files, VPN service files, etc */
 			nm_log_info (LOGD_CORE, "caught signal %d, not supported yet.", signo);
 			break;
+		case SIGPIPE:
+			/* silently ignore signal */
+			break;
 		default:
 			nm_log_err (LOGD_CORE, "caught unexpected signal %d", signo);
 			break;
@@ -124,6 +127,7 @@ setup_signals (void)
 	sigaddset (&signal_set, SIGHUP);
 	sigaddset (&signal_set, SIGINT);
 	sigaddset (&signal_set, SIGTERM);
+	sigaddset (&signal_set, SIGPIPE);
 
 	/* Block all signals of interest. */
 	status = pthread_sigmask (SIG_BLOCK, &signal_set, &old_sig_mask);