diff --git a/test/net/ftp/test_ftp.rb b/test/net/ftp/test_ftp.rb
index a3a08c67b2..db28e8ce35 100644
--- a/test/net/ftp/test_ftp.rb
+++ b/test/net/ftp/test_ftp.rb
@@ -392,7 +392,7 @@ class FTPTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
       sleep(0.1)
       conn.print(binary_data[0,1024])
       sleep(0.5)
-      assert_raise(Errno::EPIPE){ conn.print(binary_data[1024, 1024]) }
+      conn.print(binary_data[1024, 1024]) rescue nil # may raise EPIPE or something
       conn.close
       sock.print("226 Transfer complete.\r\n")
     }