1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/ev.c b/ev.c
index e5992c3..255a9cd 100644
--- a/ev.c
+++ b/ev.c
@@ -1767,6 +1767,9 @@ ev_embed_stop (EV_P_ ev_embed *w)
 #  define lstat(a,b) stat(a,b)
 # endif
 
+#define DEF_STAT_INTERVAL 5.0074891
+#define MIN_STAT_INTERVAL 0.1074891
+
 void
 ev_stat_stat (EV_P_ ev_stat *w)
 {
@@ -1802,6 +1805,9 @@ ev_stat_start (EV_P_ ev_stat *w)
 
   ev_stat_stat (EV_A_ w);
 
+  if (w->interval < MIN_STAT_INTERVAL)
+    w->interval = w->interval ? MIN_STAT_INTERVAL : DEF_STAT_INTERVAL;
+
   ev_timer_init (&w->timer, stat_timer_cb, w->interval, w->interval);
   ev_set_priority (&w->timer, ev_priority (w));
   ev_timer_start (EV_A_ &w->timer);