diff --git a/src/nnn.c b/src/nnn.c
index 83741689..081fac02 100644
--- a/src/nnn.c
+++ b/src/nnn.c
@@ -4316,7 +4316,7 @@ static bool run_selected_plugin(char **path, const char *file, char *runfile, ch
 	exitcurses();
 
 	if (fork() == 0) { // In child
-		int wfd = open(g_pipepath, O_WRONLY | O_NONBLOCK);
+		int wfd = open(g_pipepath, O_WRONLY);
 
 		if (wfd == -1)
 			_exit(EXIT_FAILURE);