diff --git a/avocado/utils/process.py b/avocado/utils/process.py
index b052ad6def..f8f54ab9c5 100644
--- a/avocado/utils/process.py
+++ b/avocado/utils/process.py
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ def flush(self):
                         try:
                             fileno = stream.fileno()
                             os.fsync(fileno)
-                        except UnsupportedOperation:
+                        except UnsupportedOperation, OSError:
                             pass
                 if hasattr(handler, "close"):
                     handler.close()