--- libev/ev.c	2007/11/29 17:28:13	1.158
+++ libev/ev.c	2007/12/01 19:48:36	1.159
@@ -1344,7 +1344,7 @@
 
   call_pending (EV_A); /* in case we recurse, ensure ordering stays nice and clean */
 
-  while (activecnt)
+  for (;;)
     {
 #ifndef _WIN32
       if (expect_false (curpid)) /* penalise the forking check even more */
@@ -1372,6 +1372,9 @@
           call_pending (EV_A);
         }
 
+      if (expect_false (!activecnt))
+        break;
+
       /* we might have forked, so reify kernel state if necessary */
       if (expect_false (postfork))
         loop_fork (EV_A);