diff --git a/compat/mingw.c b/compat/mingw.c
index 90bdb1e..5edea29 100644
--- a/compat/mingw.c
+++ b/compat/mingw.c
@@ -394,6 +394,23 @@
 	return ret;
 }
 
+#undef write
+ssize_t mingw_write(int fd, const void *buf, size_t len)
+{
+	ssize_t result = write(fd, buf, len);
+
+	if (result < 0 && errno == EINVAL && buf) {
+		/* check if fd is a pipe */
+		HANDLE h = (HANDLE) _get_osfhandle(fd);
+		if (GetFileType(h) == FILE_TYPE_PIPE)
+			errno = EPIPE;
+		else
+			errno = EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	return result;
+}
+
 int mingw_access(const char *filename, int mode)
 {
 	wchar_t wfilename[MAX_PATH];
diff --git a/compat/mingw.h b/compat/mingw.h
index 738865c..57ca477 100644
--- a/compat/mingw.h
+++ b/compat/mingw.h
@@ -210,6 +210,9 @@
 int mingw_fflush(FILE *stream);
 #define fflush mingw_fflush
 
+ssize_t mingw_write(int fd, const void *buf, size_t len);
+#define write mingw_write
+
 int mingw_access(const char *filename, int mode);
 #undef access
 #define access mingw_access