diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-native.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-native.c
index e24eaa166..00f90cfad 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-native.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-native.c
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ client_busy_changed(void *data, bool busy)
 
 static void handle_client_error(struct pw_impl_client *client, int res)
 {
-	if (res == -EPIPE)
+	if (res == -EPIPE || res == -ECONNRESET)
 		pw_log_info("%p: client %p disconnected", client->protocol, client);
 	else
 		pw_log_error("%p: client %p error %d (%s)", client->protocol,
diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-native/connection.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-native/connection.c
index ca720715d..d02a5c642 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-native/connection.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-native/connection.c
@@ -167,6 +167,14 @@ static void *connection_ensure_size(struct pw_protocol_native_connection *conn,
 	return (uint8_t *) buf->buffer_data + buf->buffer_size;
 }
 
+static void handle_connection_error(struct pw_protocol_native_connection *conn, int res)
+{
+	if (res == -EPIPE || res == -ECONNRESET)
+		pw_log_info("connection %p: could not recvmsg on fd:%d: %s", conn, conn->fd, strerror(res));
+	else
+		pw_log_error("connection %p: could not recvmsg on fd:%d: %s", conn, conn->fd, strerror(res));
+}
+
 static int refill_buffer(struct pw_protocol_native_connection *conn, struct buffer *buf)
 {
 	ssize_t len;
@@ -224,7 +232,7 @@ static int refill_buffer(struct pw_protocol_native_connection *conn, struct buff
 
 	/* ERRORS */
 recv_error:
-	pw_log_error("connection %p: could not recvmsg on fd:%d: %m", conn, conn->fd);
+	handle_connection_error(conn, errno);
 	return -errno;
 }