diff --git a/src/liblibc b/src/liblibc
index eb708c020826a..b474785561d58 160000
--- a/src/liblibc
+++ b/src/liblibc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit eb708c020826a8d792a5a5275be147aabe47fe24
+Subproject commit b474785561d58efbd27add9d22339dcabad742ad
diff --git a/src/libstd/sys/common/net.rs b/src/libstd/sys/common/net.rs
index 18280e497db1d..2599bb660e813 100644
--- a/src/libstd/sys/common/net.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/sys/common/net.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ use sys::net::netc::IPV6_LEAVE_GROUP as IPV6_DROP_MEMBERSHIP;
               target_os = "solaris", target_os = "haiku")))]
 use sys::net::netc::IPV6_DROP_MEMBERSHIP;
 
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+use libc::MSG_NOSIGNAL;
+#[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
+const MSG_NOSIGNAL: c_int = 0x0; // unused dummy value
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 // sockaddr and misc bindings
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -225,7 +230,7 @@ impl TcpStream {
             c::send(*self.inner.as_inner(),
                     buf.as_ptr() as *const c_void,
                     len,
-                    0)
+                    MSG_NOSIGNAL)
         })?;
         Ok(ret as usize)
     }
@@ -449,7 +454,7 @@ impl UdpSocket {
         let ret = cvt(unsafe {
             c::sendto(*self.inner.as_inner(),
                       buf.as_ptr() as *const c_void, len,
-                      0, dstp, dstlen)
+                      MSG_NOSIGNAL, dstp, dstlen)
         })?;
         Ok(ret as usize)
     }
@@ -573,7 +578,7 @@ impl UdpSocket {
             c::send(*self.inner.as_inner(),
                     buf.as_ptr() as *const c_void,
                     len,
-                    0)
+                    MSG_NOSIGNAL)
         })?;
         Ok(ret as usize)
     }
diff --git a/src/libstd/sys/unix/ext/net.rs b/src/libstd/sys/unix/ext/net.rs
index 3f93fce193561..03ff8d9787f95 100644
--- a/src/libstd/sys/unix/ext/net.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/sys/unix/ext/net.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ use sys::cvt;
 use sys::net::Socket;
 use sys_common::{AsInner, FromInner, IntoInner};
 
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+use libc::MSG_NOSIGNAL;
+#[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
+const MSG_NOSIGNAL: libc::c_int = 0x0; // unused dummy value
+
 fn sun_path_offset() -> usize {
     unsafe {
         // Work with an actual instance of the type since using a null pointer is UB
@@ -690,7 +695,7 @@ impl UnixDatagram {
                 let count = cvt(libc::sendto(*d.0.as_inner(),
                                              buf.as_ptr() as *const _,
                                              buf.len(),
-                                             0,
+                                             MSG_NOSIGNAL,
                                              &addr as *const _ as *const _,
                                              len))?;
                 Ok(count as usize)
diff --git a/src/libstd/sys/unix/net.rs b/src/libstd/sys/unix/net.rs
index ec7ccdf5894fd..ad287bbec3889 100644
--- a/src/libstd/sys/unix/net.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/sys/unix/net.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,14 @@ use libc::SOCK_CLOEXEC;
 #[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
 const SOCK_CLOEXEC: c_int = 0;
 
+// Another conditional contant for name resolution: Macos et iOS use
+// SO_NOSIGPIPE as a setsockopt flag to disable SIGPIPE emission on socket.
+// Other platforms do otherwise.
+#[cfg(target_vendor = "apple")]
+use libc::SO_NOSIGPIPE;
+#[cfg(not(target_vendor = "apple"))]
+const SO_NOSIGPIPE: c_int = 0;
+
 pub struct Socket(FileDesc);
 
 pub fn init() {}
@@ -81,7 +89,11 @@ impl Socket {
             let fd = cvt(libc::socket(fam, ty, 0))?;
             let fd = FileDesc::new(fd);
             fd.set_cloexec()?;
-            Ok(Socket(fd))
+            let socket = Socket(fd);
+            if cfg!(target_vendor = "apple") {
+                setsockopt(&socket, libc::SOL_SOCKET, SO_NOSIGPIPE, 1)?;
+            }
+            Ok(socket)
         }
     }