diff --git a/telnet/sys_bsd.c.old b/telnet/sys_bsd.c
index 9e05171..39845ac 100644
--- a/telnet/sys_bsd.c.old
+++ b/telnet/sys_bsd.c
@@ -833,6 +833,10 @@ NetSetPgrp(int fd)
     void
 deadpeer(int sig)
 {
+    if(sig == SIGPIPE) {
+	    signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_DFL);
+       fprintf(stderr, "Broken pipe\n");
+    }
     (void)sig;
     setcommandmode();
     siglongjmp(peerdied, -1);