diff --git a/test/runner-unix.c b/test/runner-unix.c
index 0bbfd62e3..6033d6429 100644
--- a/test/runner-unix.c
+++ b/test/runner-unix.c
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ void platform_init(int argc, char **argv) {
 #else
   strcpy(executable_path, argv[0]);
 #endif
+
+  signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
 }