diff --git a/scripts/bloat-o-meter b/scripts/bloat-o-meter
index 19f5adfd877dcf9b7e9c5b63c796ca72ee06dccf..d9ff038c1b28400799462dad5e29335b092b9a1a 100755
--- a/scripts/bloat-o-meter
+++ b/scripts/bloat-o-meter
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 # of the GNU General Public License, incorporated herein by reference.
 
 import sys, os, re
+from signal import signal, SIGPIPE, SIG_DFL
+
+signal(SIGPIPE, SIG_DFL)
 
 if len(sys.argv) != 3:
     sys.stderr.write("usage: %s file1 file2\n" % sys.argv[0])