diff --git a/library/core/src/androidTest/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/upstream/TestContentProvider.java b/library/core/src/androidTest/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/upstream/TestContentProvider.java
index c259d2f7b7..a5e53d02d3 100644
--- a/library/core/src/androidTest/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/upstream/TestContentProvider.java
+++ b/library/core/src/androidTest/java/com/google/android/exoplayer2/upstream/TestContentProvider.java
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ import android.database.Cursor;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.ParcelFileDescriptor;
+import android.system.ErrnoException;
+import android.system.OsConstants;
 import androidx.annotation.Nullable;
 import com.google.android.exoplayer2.testutil.TestUtil;
 import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
@@ -110,12 +112,17 @@ public final class TestContentProvider extends ContentProvider
       String mimeType,
       @Nullable Bundle opts,
       @Nullable Object args) {
-    try {
+    try (FileOutputStream outputStream = new FileOutputStream(output.getFileDescriptor())) {
       byte[] data = TestUtil.getByteArray(getContext(), getFileName(uri));
-      FileOutputStream outputStream = new FileOutputStream(output.getFileDescriptor());
       outputStream.write(data);
-      outputStream.close();
     } catch (IOException e) {
+      if (e.getCause() instanceof ErrnoException
+          && ((ErrnoException) e.getCause()).errno == OsConstants.EPIPE) {
+        // Swallow the exception if it's caused by a broken pipe - this indicates the reader has
+        // closed the pipe and is therefore no longer interested in the data being written.
+        // [See internal b/186728171].
+        return;
+      }
       throw new RuntimeException("Error writing to pipe", e);
     }
   }