diff --git a/sched/signal/sig_default.c b/sched/signal/sig_default.c
index 1cd861b106..69a7bb67fa 100644
--- a/sched/signal/sig_default.c
+++ b/sched/signal/sig_default.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_SIG_SIGUSR1_ACTION) || defined(CONFIG_SIG_SIGUSR2_ACTION) || \
     defined(CONFIG_SIG_SIGALRM_ACTION) || defined(CONFIG_SIG_SIGPOLL_ACTION) || \
-    defined(CONFIG_SIG_SIGKILL_ACTION)
+    defined(CONFIG_SIG_SIGKILL_ACTION) || defined(CONFIG_SIG_SIGPIPE_ACTION)
 #  define HAVE_NXSIG_ABNORMAL_TERMINANTION 1
 #endif