diff --git a/libmysql/client_settings.h b/libmysql/client_settings.h
index 8c28de73866..17e992be5b0 100644
--- a/libmysql/client_settings.h
+++ b/libmysql/client_settings.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ my_bool send_file_to_server(MYSQL *mysql, const char *filename);
 */
 
 #if !defined(__WIN__) && defined(SIGPIPE) && !defined(THREAD)
-#define init_sigpipe_variables  sig_return old_signal_handler=(sig_return) 0
+#define init_sigpipe_variables  sig_return old_signal_handler=(sig_return) 0;
 #define set_sigpipe(mysql)     if ((mysql)->client_flag & CLIENT_IGNORE_SIGPIPE) old_signal_handler=signal(SIGPIPE,pipe_sig_handler)
 #define reset_sigpipe(mysql) if ((mysql)->client_flag & CLIENT_IGNORE_SIGPIPE) signal(SIGPIPE,old_signal_handler);
 #else
diff --git a/sql-common/client.c b/sql-common/client.c
index 66a073ed53f..33f2b996971 100644
--- a/sql-common/client.c
+++ b/sql-common/client.c
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ net_safe_read(MYSQL *mysql)
 {
   NET *net= &mysql->net;
   ulong len=0;
-  init_sigpipe_variables;
+  init_sigpipe_variables
 
   /* Don't give sigpipe errors if the client doesn't want them */
   set_sigpipe(mysql);
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ advanced_command(MYSQL *mysql, enum enum_server_command command,
 {
   NET *net= &mysql->net;
   my_bool result= 1;
-  init_sigpipe_variables;
+  init_sigpipe_variables
 
   /* Don't give sigpipe errors if the client doesn't want them */
   set_sigpipe(mysql);
@@ -670,7 +670,7 @@ void end_server(MYSQL *mysql)
   DBUG_ENTER("end_server");
   if (mysql->net.vio != 0)
   {
-    init_sigpipe_variables;
+    init_sigpipe_variables
     DBUG_PRINT("info",("Net: %s", vio_description(mysql->net.vio)));
     set_sigpipe(mysql);
     vio_delete(mysql->net.vio);
@@ -1431,7 +1431,7 @@ mysql_real_connect(MYSQL *mysql,const char *host, const char *user,
 #ifdef HAVE_SYS_UN_H
   struct	sockaddr_un UNIXaddr;
 #endif
-  init_sigpipe_variables;
+  init_sigpipe_variables
   DBUG_ENTER("mysql_real_connect");
   LINT_INIT(host_info);