diff --git a/src/fstrm_capture.c b/src/fstrm_capture.c
index 52e0a6cdc..f54b0181a 100644
--- a/src/fstrm_capture.c
+++ b/src/fstrm_capture.c
@@ -1201,6 +1201,10 @@ setup_signals(void)
 	if (sigaction(SIGINT, &sa, NULL) != 0)
 		return false;
 
+	sa.sa_handler = SIG_IGN;
+	if (sigaction(SIGPIPE, &sa, NULL) != 0)
+		return false;
+
 	/* Success. */
 	return true;
 }