diff -r 6300531dde60 Lib/asyncio/base_events.py
--- a/Lib/asyncio/base_events.py	Tue Mar 01 23:34:47 2016 +0100
+++ b/Lib/asyncio/base_events.py	Tue Mar 08 11:46:02 2016 +0100
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ from .log import logger
 # before cleanup of cancelled handles is performed.
 _MIN_CANCELLED_TIMER_HANDLES_FRACTION = 0.5
 
+# Exceptions which must not call the exception handler in fatal error
+# methods (_fatal_error())
+_FATAL_ERROR_IGNORE = (BrokenPipeError,
+                       ConnectionResetError, ConnectionAbortedError)
+
+
 def _format_handle(handle):
     cb = handle._callback
     if inspect.ismethod(cb) and isinstance(cb.__self__, tasks.Task):
diff -r 6300531dde60 Lib/asyncio/selector_events.py
--- a/Lib/asyncio/selector_events.py	Tue Mar 01 23:34:47 2016 +0100
+++ b/Lib/asyncio/selector_events.py	Tue Mar 08 11:46:02 2016 +0100
@@ -578,8 +578,7 @@ class _SelectorTransport(transports._Flo
 
     def _fatal_error(self, exc, message='Fatal error on transport'):
         # Should be called from exception handler only.
-        if isinstance(exc, (BrokenPipeError,
-                            ConnectionResetError, ConnectionAbortedError)):
+        if isinstance(exc, base_events._FATAL_ERROR_IGNORE):
             if self._loop.get_debug():
                 logger.debug("%r: %s", self, message, exc_info=True)
         else:
diff -r 6300531dde60 Lib/asyncio/sslproto.py
--- a/Lib/asyncio/sslproto.py	Tue Mar 01 23:34:47 2016 +0100
+++ b/Lib/asyncio/sslproto.py	Tue Mar 08 11:46:02 2016 +0100
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ class SSLProtocol(protocols.Protocol):
 
     def _fatal_error(self, exc, message='Fatal error on transport'):
         # Should be called from exception handler only.
-        if isinstance(exc, (BrokenPipeError, ConnectionResetError)):
+        if isinstance(exc, base_events._FATAL_ERROR_IGNORE):
             if self._loop.get_debug():
                 logger.debug("%r: %s", self, message, exc_info=True)
         else:
diff -r 6300531dde60 Lib/asyncio/unix_events.py
--- a/Lib/asyncio/unix_events.py	Tue Mar 01 23:34:47 2016 +0100
+++ b/Lib/asyncio/unix_events.py	Tue Mar 08 11:46:02 2016 +0100
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ class _UnixWritePipeTransport(transports
 
     def _fatal_error(self, exc, message='Fatal error on pipe transport'):
         # should be called by exception handler only
-        if isinstance(exc, (BrokenPipeError, ConnectionResetError)):
+        if isinstance(exc, base_events._FATAL_ERROR_IGNORE):
             if self._loop.get_debug():
                 logger.debug("%r: %s", self, message, exc_info=True)
         else: