diff --git a/qemu-nbd.c b/qemu-nbd.c
index 9464a0461c..4dd3fd4732 100644
--- a/qemu-nbd.c
+++ b/qemu-nbd.c
@@ -581,6 +581,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     sa_sigterm.sa_handler = termsig_handler;
     sigaction(SIGTERM, &sa_sigterm, NULL);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_POSIX
+    signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
+#endif
+
     module_call_init(MODULE_INIT_TRACE);
     qcrypto_init(&error_fatal);