2 files changed, 9 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Changes b/Changes
index 8fa192e..2bb3a04 100644
--- a/Changes
+++ b/Changes
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ TODO: section watcher states/lifetime
         - rename ev_loop_count/depth/verify.
         - switch to two-digit minor version.
         - work around an apparent gentoo compiler bug.
+        - define _DARWIN_UNLIMITED_SELECT. just so.
 
 3.9  Thu Dec 31 07:59:59 CET 2009
 	- signalfd is no longer used by default and has to be requested
diff --git a/ev.c b/ev.c
index 602a882..283167f 100644
--- a/ev.c
+++ b/ev.c
@@ -198,6 +198,14 @@ extern "C" {
 # undef EV_AVOID_STDIO
 #endif
 
+/* OS X, in its infinite idiocy, actually HARDCODES
+ * a limit of 1024 into their select. Where people have brains,
+ * OS X engineers apparently have a vacuum. Or maybe they were
+ * ordered to have a vacuum, or they do anything for money.
+ * This might help. Or not.
+ */
+#define _DARWIN_UNLIMITED_SELECT 1
+
 /* this block tries to deduce configuration from header-defined symbols and defaults */
 
 /* try to deduce the maximum number of signals on this platform */