1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/ev_epoll.c b/ev_epoll.c
index b4e02c2..f5ad618 100644
--- a/ev_epoll.c
+++ b/ev_epoll.c
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ epoll_init (EV_P_ int flags)
 #ifdef EPOLL_CLOEXEC
   backend_fd = epoll_create1 (EPOLL_CLOEXEC);
 
-  if (backend_fd < 0)
+  if (backend_fd < 0 && (errno == EINVAL || errno == ENOSYS))
 #endif
     backend_fd = epoll_create (256);