diff --git a/fs/vfs/fs_epoll.c b/fs/vfs/fs_epoll.c
index f68b227209e..8339f160858 100644
--- a/fs/vfs/fs_epoll.c
+++ b/fs/vfs/fs_epoll.c
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ int epoll_ctl(int epfd, int op, int fd, struct epoll_event *ev)
         return -1;
     }
 
-  poll_notify(&eph->poll, 1, eph->poll[0].events);
+  poll_notify(&eph->poll, 1, POLLIN);
   return 0;
 }