--- libev/ev_epoll.c	2007/11/04 18:29:44	1.16
+++ libev/ev_epoll.c	2007/11/04 23:14:11	1.19
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@
       (nev & EV_READ ? EPOLLIN : 0)
       | (nev & EV_WRITE ? EPOLLOUT : 0);
 
-  epoll_ctl (epoll_fd, mode, fd, &ev);
+  if (epoll_ctl (epoll_fd, mode, fd, &ev))
+    if (errno != ENOENT /* on ENOENT the fd went away, so try to do the right thing */
+        || (nev && epoll_ctl (epoll_fd, EPOLL_CTL_ADD, fd, &ev)))
+      fd_kill (EV_A_ fd);
 }
 
 static void