diff --git a/lib/kadm5/ipropd_master.c b/lib/kadm5/ipropd_master.c
index d63675176..ba3a8e954 100644
--- a/lib/kadm5/ipropd_master.c
+++ b/lib/kadm5/ipropd_master.c
@@ -415,6 +415,8 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
     signal_fd = make_signal_socket (context);
     listen_fd = make_listen_socket (context);
 
+    signal (SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
+
     for (;;) {
 	slave *p;
 	fd_set readset;