diff --git a/mencoder.c b/mencoder.c
index 6844c3c2b5..f65e768a1b 100644
--- a/mencoder.c
+++ b/mencoder.c
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@
 #include "config.h"
 
 #ifdef __MINGW32__
+#define        SIGHUP 1
 #define        SIGQUIT 3
+#define        SIGPIPE 13
 #endif
 #ifdef WIN32
 #include <windows.h>
diff --git a/mplayer.c b/mplayer.c
index d50dc08593..206e1cfa46 100644
--- a/mplayer.c
+++ b/mplayer.c
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 #define	SIGQUIT	3	/* quit */
 #define	SIGKILL	9	/* kill (cannot be caught or ignored) */
 #define	SIGBUS	10	/* bus error */
+#define	SIGPIPE	13	/* broken pipe */
 extern int mp_input_win32_slave_cmd_func(int fd,char* dest,int size);
 #endif
 
@@ -1435,6 +1436,7 @@ current_module = NULL;
   signal(SIGINT,exit_sighandler);  // Interrupt from keyboard
 
   signal(SIGQUIT,exit_sighandler); // Quit from keyboard
+  signal(SIGPIPE,exit_sighandler); // Some window managers cause this
 #ifdef ENABLE_SIGHANDLER
   // fatal errors:
   signal(SIGBUS,exit_sighandler);  // bus error