--- libev/ev.c	2010/03/16 20:48:29	1.341
+++ libev/ev.c	2010/03/29 12:40:57	1.342
@@ -1509,6 +1509,9 @@
   flags &= ~EVBACKEND_KQUEUE; /* horribly broken, even for sockets */
   flags &= ~EVBACKEND_POLL;   /* poll is based on kqueue from 10.5 onwards */
 #endif
+#ifdef __FreeBSD__
+  flags &= ~EVBACKEND_POLL;   /* poll return value is unusable (http://forums.freebsd.org/archive/index.php/t-10270.html) */
+#endif
 
   return flags;
 }