diff --git a/src/unix/stream.c b/src/unix/stream.c
index 2143cd88..d0c2f1ad 100644
--- a/src/unix/stream.c
+++ b/src/unix/stream.c
@@ -291,7 +291,10 @@ int uv__stream_try_select(uv_stream_t* stream, int* fd) {
   timeout.tv_sec = 0;
   timeout.tv_nsec = 1;
 
-  ret = kevent(kq, filter, 1, events, 1, &timeout);
+  do
+    ret = kevent(kq, filter, 1, events, 1, &timeout);
+  while (ret == -1 && errno == EINTR);
+
   uv__close(kq);
 
   if (ret == -1)