--- otherlibs/win32unix/select.c~	2008-11-26 14:27:21.000000000 +0100
+++ otherlibs/win32unix/select.c	2009-05-14 11:48:23.940030400 +0200
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@
 /* Monitor a pipe for input */
 void read_pipe_poll (HANDLE hStop, void *_data)
 {
+  DWORD         res;
   DWORD         event;
   DWORD         n;
   LPSELECTQUERY iterQuery;
@@ -420,20 +421,20 @@
     for (i = 0; i < lpSelectData->nQueriesCount; i++)
     {
       iterQuery = &(lpSelectData->aQueries[i]);
-      if (check_error(
-            lpSelectData, 
-            PeekNamedPipe(
+      res = PeekNamedPipe(
               iterQuery->hFileDescr, 
               NULL, 
               0, 
               NULL, 
               &n, 
-              NULL) == 0))
+              NULL);
+      if (check_error(lpSelectData, (res == 0) &&
+		                    (GetLastError() != ERROR_BROKEN_PIPE)))
       {
         break;
       };
 
-      if (n > 0)
+      if ((n > 0) || (res == 0))
       {
         lpSelectData->EState = SELECT_STATE_SIGNALED;
         select_data_result_add(lpSelectData, iterQuery->EMode, iterQuery->lpOrig);