diff --git a/guix/scripts/show.scm b/guix/scripts/show.scm
index f6d8256951..14b72cb75a 100644
--- a/guix/scripts/show.scm
+++ b/guix/scripts/show.scm
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ This is an alias for 'guix package --show='.\n"))
   ;; Specification of the command-line options.
   (list (option '(#\h "help") #f #f
                 (lambda args
-                  (show-help)
+                  (leave-on-EPIPE (show-help))
                   (exit 0)))
         (option '(#\V "version") #f #f
                 (lambda args