diff --git a/network/network.cc b/network/network.cc
index 37e8e5120..0d74f9a6e 100644
--- a/network/network.cc
+++ b/network/network.cc
@@ -675,6 +675,12 @@ void network_send_server(network_command_t* nwc )
 bool network_send_data( SOCKET dest, const char *buf, const uint16 size, uint16 &count, const int timeout_ms )
 {
 	count = 0;
+	
+	#if USE_WINSOCK == 0
+		// ignore SIGPIPE sent by send() function.
+		signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_IGN);
+	#endif
+	
 	while (count < size) {
 		int sent = send(dest, buf+count, size-count, 0);
 		if (sent == -1) {
@@ -711,6 +717,11 @@ bool network_send_data( SOCKET dest, const char *buf, const uint16 size, uint16
 		count += sent;
 		DBG_DEBUG4("network_send_data", "sent %d bytes to socket[%d]; size=%d, left=%d", count, dest, size, size-count );
 	}
+	
+	#if USE_WINSOCK == 0
+		signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_DFL);
+	#endif
+	
 	// we reach here only if data are sent completely
 	return true;
 }