diff --git a/ncat/ncat_connect.c b/ncat/ncat_connect.c
index a543072b2..89d4ebdca 100644
--- a/ncat/ncat_connect.c
+++ b/ncat/ncat_connect.c
@@ -1084,8 +1084,10 @@ int ncat_connect(void)
         else
         {
             /* Create IOD for nsp->stdin */
+          if (!o.recvonly) {
             if ((cs.stdin_nsi = nsock_iod_new2(mypool, 0, NULL)) == NULL)
-                bye("Failed to create stdin nsiod.");
+              bye("Failed to create stdin nsiod.");
+          }
 
             post_connect(mypool, cs.sock_nsi);
         }
@@ -1230,8 +1232,10 @@ static void connect_handler(nsock_pool nsp, nsock_event evt, void *data)
     }
 
     /* Create IOD for nsp->stdin */
-    if ((cs.stdin_nsi = nsock_iod_new2(nsp, 0, NULL)) == NULL)
+    if (!o.recvonly) {
+      if ((cs.stdin_nsi = nsock_iod_new2(nsp, 0, NULL)) == NULL)
         bye("Failed to create stdin nsiod.");
+    }
 
     post_connect(nsp, nse_iod(evt));
 }
diff --git a/ncat/ncat_listen.c b/ncat/ncat_listen.c
index 898f9a6db..f05cbfb79 100644
--- a/ncat/ncat_listen.c
+++ b/ncat/ncat_listen.c
@@ -295,7 +295,8 @@ int ncat_listen()
             bye("Unable to open any listening sockets.");
     }
 
-    add_fd(&client_fdlist, STDIN_FILENO);
+    if (!o.recvonly)
+      add_fd(&client_fdlist, STDIN_FILENO);
 
     init_fdlist(&broadcast_fdlist, o.conn_limit);
 
@@ -602,7 +603,7 @@ static void post_handle_connection(struct fdinfo *sinfo)
             netexec(sinfo, o.cmdexec);
     } else {
         /* Now that a client is connected, pay attention to stdin. */
-        if (!stdin_eof)
+        if (!stdin_eof && !o.recvonly)
             checked_fd_set(STDIN_FILENO, &master_readfds);
         if (!o.sendonly) {
             /* add to our lists */