diff --git a/src/common/weechat.c b/src/common/weechat.c
index 52a2adedd..9e5bfcfe1 100644
--- a/src/common/weechat.c
+++ b/src/common/weechat.c
@@ -857,6 +857,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
     
     signal (SIGINT, SIG_IGN);       /* ignore SIGINT signal                 */
     signal (SIGQUIT, SIG_IGN);      /* ignore SIGQUIT signal                */
+    signal (SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);      /* ignore SIGPIPE signal                */
     signal (SIGSEGV, my_sigsegv);   /* crash dump when SIGSEGV is received  */
     gui_pre_init (&argc, &argv);    /* pre-initiliaze interface             */
     wee_init_vars ();               /* initialize some variables            */
diff --git a/weechat/src/common/weechat.c b/weechat/src/common/weechat.c
index 52a2adedd..9e5bfcfe1 100644
--- a/weechat/src/common/weechat.c
+++ b/weechat/src/common/weechat.c
@@ -857,6 +857,7 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
     
     signal (SIGINT, SIG_IGN);       /* ignore SIGINT signal                 */
     signal (SIGQUIT, SIG_IGN);      /* ignore SIGQUIT signal                */
+    signal (SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);      /* ignore SIGPIPE signal                */
     signal (SIGSEGV, my_sigsegv);   /* crash dump when SIGSEGV is received  */
     gui_pre_init (&argc, &argv);    /* pre-initiliaze interface             */
     wee_init_vars ();               /* initialize some variables            */