diff --git a/src/core/ev.c b/src/core/ev.c
index 823a13e3..057296a7 100644
--- a/src/core/ev.c
+++ b/src/core/ev.c
@@ -1900,7 +1900,7 @@ void janet_ev_init(void) {
     janet_vm.timer_enabled = 0;
     if (janet_vm.kq == -1) goto error;
     struct kevent event;
-    EV_SETx(&event, janet_vm.selfpipe[0], EVFILT_READ, EV_ADD | EV_ENABLE | EV_EOF | EV_CLEAR, 0, 0, janet_vm.selfpipe);
+    EV_SETx(&event, janet_vm.selfpipe[0], EVFILT_READ, EV_ADD | EV_ENABLE, 0, 0, janet_vm.selfpipe);
     add_kqueue_events(&event, 1);
     return;
 error: