diff --git a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/pipes.rs b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/pipes.rs
index 02c13dc8ba..2d53950a7f 100644
--- a/src/uucore/src/lib/features/pipes.rs
+++ b/src/uucore/src/lib/features/pipes.rs
@@ -92,24 +92,31 @@ pub fn splice_unbounded_auto(source: &impl AsFd, dest: &mut impl AsFd) -> PipeRe
     let Some((pipe_rd, pipe_wr)) = PIPE_CACHE.get_or_init(|| pipe::<false>().ok()) else {
         return Ok(Err(()));
     };
-
     // fcntl for input would not improve throughput since
     // - sender with splice probably increased size already
     // - sender without splice is bottleneck
     let _ = fcntl_setpipe_size(&mut *dest, MAX_ROOTLESS_PIPE_SIZE);
     // pre-generate page caches for splice
     let _ = rustix::fs::fadvise(source, 0, None, rustix::fs::Advice::Sequential);
-    loop {
-        match splice(&source, &pipe_wr, MAX_ROOTLESS_PIPE_SIZE) {
-            Ok(0) => return Ok(Ok(())),
-            Ok(n) => {
-                if drain_pipe(pipe_rd, dest, n)?.is_err() {
-                    return Ok(Err(()));
-                }
+    // check support of splice and fallback
+    match splice(&source, &pipe_wr, MAX_ROOTLESS_PIPE_SIZE) {
+        Ok(0) => return Ok(Ok(())),
+        Ok(n) => {
+            if drain_pipe(pipe_rd, dest, n)?.is_err() {
+                return Ok(Err(()));
             }
-            Err(_) => return Ok(Err(())),
+        }
+        Err(_) => return Ok(Err(())),
+    }
+    // GNU catches all strace injections for except for 1st one
+    while let mut n @ 1.. =
+        splice(&source, &pipe_wr, MAX_ROOTLESS_PIPE_SIZE).map_err(std::io::Error::from)?
+    {
+        while n > 0 {
+            n -= splice(&pipe_rd, dest, n)?;
         }
     }
+    Ok(Ok(()))
 }
 
 /// splice `n` bytes with read/write fallback
@@ -125,52 +132,37 @@ pub fn send_n_bytes(input: impl AsFd, target: impl AsFd, n: u64) -> std::io::Res
     }
     let mut n = n;
     let mut bytes_written: u64 = 0;
-    let succeed_or_fuse = loop {
-        if n == 0 {
-            // avoid unnecessary syscall
-            return Ok(bytes_written);
-        }
-        match splice(&input, &target, n as usize) {
-            Ok(0) => break true,
-            Ok(s) => {
-                n -= s as u64;
-                bytes_written += s as u64;
+    let succeed_or_fuse = if let Some((broker_r, broker_w)) = PIPE_CACHE
+        .get_or_init(|| {
+            // use std::io::pipe to avoid unnecessary fcntl
+            let pair = std::io::pipe().ok()?;
+            if pipe_size > KERNEL_DEFAULT_PIPE_SIZE {
+                let _ = fcntl_setpipe_size(&pair.0, pipe_size);
             }
-            _ => break false, // input or output is not pipe
-        }
-    };
-    let succeed_or_fuse = succeed_or_fuse
-        || if let Some((broker_r, broker_w)) = PIPE_CACHE
-            .get_or_init(|| {
-                // use std::io::pipe to avoid unnecessary fcntl
-                let pair = std::io::pipe().ok()?;
-                if pipe_size > KERNEL_DEFAULT_PIPE_SIZE {
-                    let _ = fcntl_setpipe_size(&pair.0, pipe_size);
-                }
-                Some(pair)
-            })
-            .as_ref()
-        {
-            // todo: create fn splice_bounded_broker
-            loop {
-                if n == 0 {
-                    return Ok(bytes_written);
-                }
-                match splice(&input, &broker_w, n as usize) {
-                    Ok(0) => break true,
-                    Ok(s) => {
-                        n -= s as u64;
-                        bytes_written += s as u64;
-                        if drain_pipe(broker_r, &target, s)?.is_err() {
-                            break false;
-                        }
+            Some(pair)
+        })
+        .as_ref()
+    {
+        // todo: create fn splice_bounded_broker
+        loop {
+            if n == 0 {
+                return Ok(bytes_written);
+            }
+            match splice(&input, &broker_w, n as usize) {
+                Ok(0) => break true,
+                Ok(s) => {
+                    n -= s as u64;
+                    bytes_written += s as u64;
+                    if drain_pipe(broker_r, &target, s)?.is_err() {
+                        break false;
                     }
-                    _ => break false,
                 }
+                _ => break false,
             }
-        } else {
-            false
-        };
+        }
+    } else {
+        false
+    };
     // do not always fallback to write for fuse, or 2 Ctrl+D is required to exit on tty
     // todo: move fuse patch to callers
     if !succeed_or_fuse || might_fuse(&input) {