diff --git a/lib/libwebsockets.c b/lib/libwebsockets.c
index 3cdc6fa0..bf31d0a2 100644
--- a/lib/libwebsockets.c
+++ b/lib/libwebsockets.c
@@ -932,7 +932,8 @@ libwebsocket_service_fd(struct libwebsocket_context *context,
 
 		/* handle session socket closed */
 
-		if (pollfd->revents & (POLLERR | POLLHUP)) {
+		if ((!pollfd->revents & POLLIN) &&
+				(pollfd->revents & (POLLERR | POLLHUP))) {
 
 			lwsl_debug("Session Socket %p (fd=%d) dead\n",
 				(void *)wsi, pollfd->fd);