diff --git a/src/client/plymouth.c b/src/client/plymouth.c
index 37606d98..746bec94 100644
--- a/src/client/plymouth.c
+++ b/src/client/plymouth.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "config.h"
 
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <signal.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
@@ -180,6 +181,8 @@ main (int    argc,
 
   exit_code = 0;
 
+  signal (SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
+
   state.loop = ply_event_loop_new ();
   state.client = ply_boot_client_new ();
   state.command_parser = ply_command_parser_new ("plymouth", "Boot splash control client");