diff --git a/libavformat/network.c b/libavformat/network.c
index 8cc5aad6a9..47ade8cb62 100644
--- a/libavformat/network.c
+++ b/libavformat/network.c
@@ -180,6 +180,10 @@ int ff_socket(int af, int type, int proto)
         }
 #endif
     }
+#ifdef SO_NOSIGPIPE
+    if (fd != -1)
+        setsockopt(fd, SOL_SOCKET, SO_NOSIGPIPE, &(int){1}, sizeof(int));
+#endif
     return fd;
 }