diff --git a/src/common/fakepoll.c b/src/common/fakepoll.c
index 27804ba0e0..d1936f8e44 100644
--- a/src/common/fakepoll.c
+++ b/src/common/fakepoll.c
@@ -61,8 +61,7 @@ poll(struct pollfd *ufds, unsigned int nfds, int timeout)
 			FD_SET(fd, &readfds);
 		if (ufds[idx].events & POLLOUT)
 			FD_SET(fd, &writefds);
-		if (ufds[idx].events & POLLERR)
-			FD_SET(fd, &exceptfds);
+		FD_SET(fd, &exceptfds);
 	}
 #ifdef MS_WINDOWS
         if (!any_fds_set) {