diff --git a/sql-common/client.c b/sql-common/client.c
index 6b99b3424ea..52e5f84deae 100644
--- a/sql-common/client.c
+++ b/sql-common/client.c
@@ -1455,8 +1455,8 @@ CLI_MYSQL_REAL_CONNECT(MYSQL *mysql,const char *host, const char *user,
 		      user ? user : "(Null)"));
 
   /* Don't give sigpipe errors if the client doesn't want them */
-  mysql->methods= &client_methods;
   set_sigpipe(mysql);
+  mysql->methods= &client_methods;
   net->vio = 0;				/* If something goes wrong */
   mysql->client_flag=0;			/* For handshake */