--- libev/ev_epoll.c	2011/12/18 17:47:23	1.66
+++ libev/ev_epoll.c	2012/06/20 12:39:53	1.67
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@
 #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);