diff --git a/src/uu/yes/locales/en-US.ftl b/src/uu/yes/locales/en-US.ftl
index 9daaaa820b0..7bd3e6acf37 100644
--- a/src/uu/yes/locales/en-US.ftl
+++ b/src/uu/yes/locales/en-US.ftl
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ yes-usage = yes [STRING]...
 
 # Error messages
 yes-error-standard-output = standard output: { $error }
+yes-error-stdout-broken-pipe = yes: stdout: Broken pipe
 yes-error-invalid-utf8 = arguments contain invalid UTF-8
diff --git a/src/uu/yes/locales/fr-FR.ftl b/src/uu/yes/locales/fr-FR.ftl
index c3272b80903..5f9142682c3 100644
--- a/src/uu/yes/locales/fr-FR.ftl
+++ b/src/uu/yes/locales/fr-FR.ftl
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ yes-usage = yes [CHAÎNE]...
 
 # Messages d'erreur
 yes-error-standard-output = sortie standard : { $error }
+yes-error-stdout-broken-pipe = yes: stdout: Tube cassé
 yes-error-invalid-utf8 = les arguments contiennent de l'UTF-8 invalide
diff --git a/src/uu/yes/src/yes.rs b/src/uu/yes/src/yes.rs
index a5aaa18a867..508659c5c6a 100644
--- a/src/uu/yes/src/yes.rs
+++ b/src/uu/yes/src/yes.rs
@@ -11,8 +11,6 @@ use std::ffi::OsString;
 use std::io::{self, Write};
 use uucore::error::{UResult, USimpleError};
 use uucore::format_usage;
-#[cfg(unix)]
-use uucore::signals::enable_pipe_errors;
 use uucore::translate;
 
 // it's possible that using a smaller or larger buffer might provide better performance on some
@@ -29,7 +27,12 @@ pub fn uumain(args: impl uucore::Args) -> UResult<()> {
 
     match exec(&buffer) {
         Ok(()) => Ok(()),
-        Err(err) if err.kind() == io::ErrorKind::BrokenPipe => Ok(()),
+        Err(err) if err.kind() == io::ErrorKind::BrokenPipe => {
+            // When SIGPIPE is trapped (SIG_IGN), write operations return EPIPE.
+            // GNU coreutils prints an error message in this case.
+            eprintln!("{}", translate!("yes-error-stdout-broken-pipe"));
+            Ok(())
+        }
         Err(err) => Err(USimpleError::new(
             1,
             translate!("yes-error-standard-output", "error" => err),
@@ -113,8 +116,16 @@ fn prepare_buffer(buf: &mut Vec<u8>) {
 pub fn exec(bytes: &[u8]) -> io::Result<()> {
     let stdout = io::stdout();
     let mut stdout = stdout.lock();
-    #[cfg(unix)]
-    enable_pipe_errors()?;
+
+    // SIGPIPE handling:
+    // Rust ignores SIGPIPE by default (rust-lang/rust#62569). When write() fails
+    // because the pipe is closed, it returns EPIPE error instead of being killed by
+    // the signal. We catch this error in uumain() and print a diagnostic message,
+    // matching GNU coreutils behavior.
+    //
+    // Key point: We do NOT restore SIGPIPE to SIG_DFL. This preserves POSIX signal
+    // inheritance semantics - if the parent set SIGPIPE to SIG_IGN (e.g., `trap '' PIPE`),
+    // we respect that setting and rely on EPIPE error handling.
 
     loop {
         stdout.write_all(bytes)?;
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_yes.rs b/tests/by-util/test_yes.rs
index db460c998fc..2aa9bb6603c 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_yes.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_yes.rs
@@ -5,14 +5,14 @@
 use std::ffi::OsStr;
 use std::process::ExitStatus;
 
-#[cfg(unix)]
-use std::os::unix::process::ExitStatusExt;
-
 use uutests::new_ucmd;
 
 #[cfg(unix)]
 fn check_termination(result: ExitStatus) {
-    assert_eq!(result.signal(), Some(libc::SIGPIPE));
+    // yes should exit successfully (code 0) when the pipe breaks.
+    // Rust ignores SIGPIPE by default, so write() returns EPIPE error,
+    // which is caught and handled gracefully. This matches GNU coreutils behavior.
+    assert!(result.success(), "yes should exit successfully");
 }
 
 #[cfg(not(unix))]