diff --git a/ssh.c b/ssh.c

index 89ca1940..559bf2af 100644

--- a/ssh.c

+++ b/ssh.c

@@ -1124,6 +1124,8 @@ main(int ac, char **av)

 		}

 	}

+	ssh_signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN); /* ignore SIGPIPE early */

+

 	/*

 	 * Initialize "log" output.  Since we are the client all output

 	 * goes to stderr unless otherwise specified by -y or -E.

@@ -1652,7 +1654,6 @@ main(int ac, char **av)

 	    options.num_system_hostfiles);

 	tilde_expand_paths(options.user_hostfiles, options.num_user_hostfiles);

-	ssh_signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN); /* ignore SIGPIPE early */

 	ssh_signal(SIGCHLD, main_sigchld_handler);

 	/* Log into the remote system.  Never returns if the login fails. */