Index: head/sys/kern/sys_pipe.c
===================================================================
--- head/sys/kern/sys_pipe.c
+++ head/sys/kern/sys_pipe.c
@@ -1430,7 +1430,8 @@
 
 	if ((events & POLLINIGNEOF) == 0) {
 		if (rpipe->pipe_state & PIPE_EOF) {
-			revents |= (events & (POLLIN | POLLRDNORM));
+			if (fp->f_flag & FREAD)
+				revents |= (events & (POLLIN | POLLRDNORM));
 			if (wpipe->pipe_present != PIPE_ACTIVE ||
 			    (wpipe->pipe_state & PIPE_EOF))
 				revents |= POLLHUP;