diff --git a/src/ngircd/io.c b/src/ngircd/io.c
index d40b4850..247da721 100644
--- a/src/ngircd/io.c
+++ b/src/ngircd/io.c
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 #include "portab.h"
 
-static char UNUSED id[] = "$Id: io.c,v 1.28 2008/01/02 10:29:51 fw Exp $";
+static char UNUSED id[] = "$Id: io.c,v 1.28.2.1 2008/04/03 14:16:35 fw Exp $";
 
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ io_event_create(int fd, short what, void (*cbfunc) (int, short))
 
 	assert(fd >= 0);
 #if defined(IO_USE_SELECT) && defined(FD_SETSIZE)
-	if (fd >= FD_SETSIZE) {
+	if (io_masterfd < 0 && fd >= FD_SETSIZE) {
 		Log(LOG_ERR,
 		    "fd %d exceeds FD_SETSIZE (%u) (select can't handle more file descriptors)",
 		    fd, FD_SETSIZE);