diff --git a/std/src/sys/pal/unix/mod.rs b/std/src/sys/pal/unix/mod.rs
index d016e5e32d404..17960e4fe128f 100644
--- a/std/src/sys/pal/unix/mod.rs
+++ b/std/src/sys/pal/unix/mod.rs
@@ -210,6 +210,7 @@ pub unsafe fn init(argc: isize, argv: *const *const u8, sigpipe: u8) {
     target_os = "emscripten",
     target_os = "fuchsia",
     target_os = "horizon",
+    target_os = "vxworks",
 )))]
 static ON_BROKEN_PIPE_FLAG_USED: crate::sync::atomic::AtomicBool =
     crate::sync::atomic::AtomicBool::new(false);
@@ -219,6 +220,7 @@ static ON_BROKEN_PIPE_FLAG_USED: crate::sync::atomic::AtomicBool =
     target_os = "emscripten",
     target_os = "fuchsia",
     target_os = "horizon",
+    target_os = "vxworks",
 )))]
 pub(crate) fn on_broken_pipe_flag_used() -> bool {
     ON_BROKEN_PIPE_FLAG_USED.load(crate::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed)