diff --git a/guix/scripts/container.scm b/guix/scripts/container.scm
index 2369437043..70637bca29 100644
--- a/guix/scripts/container.scm
+++ b/guix/scripts/container.scm
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Build and manipulate Linux containers.\n"))
        (format (current-error-port)
                (G_ "guix container: missing action~%")))
       ((or ("-h") ("--help"))
-       (show-help)
+       (leave-on-EPIPE (show-help))
        (exit 0))
       ((or ("-V") ("--version"))
        (show-version-and-exit "guix container"))