diff --git a/lib/cli/lookup-files.js b/lib/cli/lookup-files.js
index f5ad0ca844..86bb185ed4 100644
--- a/lib/cli/lookup-files.js
+++ b/lib/cli/lookup-files.js
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ module.exports = function lookupFiles(
   // Handle file
   try {
     stat = fs.statSync(filepath);
-    if (stat.isFile()) {
+    if (stat.isFile() || stat.isFIFO()) {
       return filepath;
     }
   } catch (err) {