diff --git a/cmds/dumpstate/dumpstate.c b/cmds/dumpstate/dumpstate.c
index dd015c6..880f81f 100644
--- a/cmds/dumpstate/dumpstate.c
+++ b/cmds/dumpstate/dumpstate.c
@@ -311,6 +311,8 @@
 
     ALOGI("begin\n");
 
+    signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
+
     /* set as high priority, and protect from OOM killer */
     setpriority(PRIO_PROCESS, 0, -20);
     FILE *oom_adj = fopen("/proc/self/oom_adj", "w");