diff --git a/.builds/epoll.yml b/.builds/epoll.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d82a7249
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.builds/epoll.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+image: archlinux
+sources:
+- https://git.sr.ht/~bakpakin/janet
+packages:
+- meson
+tasks:
+- build: |
+    meson setup build --buildtype=release
+    cd build
+    meson configure -Depoll=false
+    ninja
+    ninja test
+    sudo ninja install
+    sudo jpm --verbose install circlet
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index ce5d1720..6e09b77f 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ conf.set('JANET_NO_UMASK', not get_option('umask'))
 conf.set('JANET_NO_REALPATH', not get_option('realpath'))
 conf.set('JANET_NO_PROCESSES', not get_option('processes'))
 conf.set('JANET_SIMPLE_GETLINE', get_option('simple_getline'))
+conf.set('JANET_EV_EPOLL', get_option('epoll'))
 if get_option('os_name') != ''
   conf.set('JANET_OS_NAME', get_option('os_name'))
 endif
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index 96710cfe..05e032ea 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ option('processes', type : 'boolean', value : true)
 option('umask', type : 'boolean', value : true)
 option('realpath', type : 'boolean', value : true)
 option('simple_getline', type : 'boolean', value : false)
+option('epoll', type : 'boolean', value : false)
 
 option('recursion_guard', type : 'integer', min : 10, max : 8000, value : 1024)
 option('max_proto_depth', type : 'integer', min : 10, max : 8000, value : 200)