diff --git a/lisp/eshell/esh-proc.el b/lisp/eshell/esh-proc.el
index f1ec3a905b6..fcd59ab9f37 100644
--- a/lisp/eshell/esh-proc.el
+++ b/lisp/eshell/esh-proc.el
@@ -296,8 +296,13 @@ Used only on systems which do not support async subprocesses.")
                                                      'unix))))
     (cond
      ((fboundp 'make-process)
-      (unless (equal (car (aref eshell-current-handles eshell-output-handle))
-                     (car (aref eshell-current-handles eshell-error-handle)))
+      (unless (or ;; FIXME: It's not currently possible to use a
+                  ;; stderr process for remote files.
+                  (file-remote-p default-directory)
+                  (equal (car (aref eshell-current-handles
+                                    eshell-output-handle))
+                         (car (aref eshell-current-handles
+                                    eshell-error-handle))))
         (eshell-protect-handles eshell-current-handles)
         (setq stderr-proc
               (make-pipe-process
diff --git a/test/lisp/eshell/esh-proc-tests.el b/test/lisp/eshell/esh-proc-tests.el
index ae7b1dddd69..8e02fbb5497 100644
--- a/test/lisp/eshell/esh-proc-tests.el
+++ b/test/lisp/eshell/esh-proc-tests.el
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 ;;; Code:
 
+(require 'tramp)
 (require 'ert)
 (require 'esh-mode)
 (require 'eshell)
@@ -85,6 +86,18 @@
       "\\`\\'"))
     (should (equal (buffer-string) "stdout\nstderr\n"))))
 
+(ert-deftest esh-var-test/output/remote-redirect ()
+  "Check that redirecting stdout for a remote process works."
+  (skip-unless (and (eshell-tests-remote-accessible-p)
+                    (executable-find "echo")))
+  (let ((default-directory ert-remote-temporary-file-directory))
+    (eshell-with-temp-buffer bufname "old"
+      (with-temp-eshell
+       (eshell-match-command-output
+        (format "*echo hello > #<%s>" bufname)
+        "\\`\\'"))
+      (should (equal (buffer-string) "hello\n")))))
+
 
 ;; Exit status