diff --git a/guix/ui.scm b/guix/ui.scm
index 6f2d4fe245..507bc67f1d 100644
--- a/guix/ui.scm
+++ b/guix/ui.scm
@@ -2309,7 +2309,7 @@ (define (run-guix . args)
       ((or ("-h") ("--help"))
        (leave-on-EPIPE (show-guix-help)))
       ((or ("-V") ("--version"))
-       (show-version-and-exit "guix"))
+       (leave-on-EPIPE (show-version-and-exit "guix")))
       (((? option? o) args ...)
        (format (current-error-port)
                (G_ "guix: unrecognized option '~a'~%") o)