diff --git a/src/main.cc b/src/main.cc
index 3526e4f9..405ffb21 100644
--- a/src/main.cc
+++ b/src/main.cc
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ struct startup_error : runtime_error
     using runtime_error::runtime_error;
 };
 
-inline void write_stdout(StringView str) { write(1, str); }
+inline void write_stdout(StringView str) { try { write(1, str); } catch (runtime_error&) {} }
 inline void write_stderr(StringView str) { try { write(2, str); } catch (runtime_error&) {} }
 
 String runtime_directory()