diff --git a/agent/qrexec-fork-server.c b/agent/qrexec-fork-server.c
index 34bc1fa4..3ee5c124 100644
--- a/agent/qrexec-fork-server.c
+++ b/agent/qrexec-fork-server.c
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
             exit(0);
     }
     signal(SIGCHLD, SIG_IGN);
+    signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
     register_exec_func(do_exec);
 
     while (1) {