--- capture_opts.c
+++ capture_opts.c
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
 # include "inet_v6defs.h"
 #endif
 
+#include <signal.h>
 #include <glib.h>
 
 #include <epan/packet.h>
@@ -717,6 +718,9 @@
     pcap_t      *pch;
     char        errbuf[PCAP_ERRBUF_SIZE];
     struct pcap_stat ps;
+#ifndef _WIN32
+    struct sigaction act;
+#endif
 
     if_list = get_interface_list(&err, &err_str);
     if (if_list == NULL) {
@@ -755,6 +759,14 @@
             "Dropped");
     }
 
+#ifndef _WIN32
+    /* handle SIGPIPE signal to default action */
+    act.sa_handler = SIG_DFL;
+    sigemptyset(&act.sa_mask);
+    act.sa_flags = SA_RESTART;
+    sigaction(SIGPIPE,&act,NULL);
+#endif
+
     while (1) {    /* XXX - Add signal handling? */
         for (stat_entry = g_list_first(stat_list); stat_entry != NULL; stat_entry = g_list_next(stat_entry)) {
             if_stat = stat_entry->data;