diff --git a/mxqd.c b/mxqd.c
index 958686c0..d8fd333d 100644
--- a/mxqd.c
+++ b/mxqd.c
@@ -719,6 +719,7 @@ static int init_child_process(struct mxq_group_list *glist, struct mxq_job *job)
     group  = &glist->group;
 
     sigprocmask(SIG_UNBLOCK,&all_signals,NULL);
+    signal(SIGPIPE,SIG_DFL);
 
     passwd = getpwuid(group->user_uid);
     if (!passwd) {