diff --git a/src/unix/aix.c b/src/unix/aix.c
index ec800c7a..0d904961 100644
--- a/src/unix/aix.c
+++ b/src/unix/aix.c
@@ -1218,16 +1218,23 @@ void uv__platform_invalidate_fd(uv_loop_t* loop, int fd) {
   struct pollfd* events;
   uintptr_t i;
   uintptr_t nfds;
+  struct poll_ctl pc;
 
   assert(loop->watchers != NULL);
 
   events = (struct pollfd*) loop->watchers[loop->nwatchers];
   nfds = (uintptr_t) loop->watchers[loop->nwatchers + 1];
-  if (events == NULL)
-    return;
 
-  /* Invalidate events with same file descriptor */
-  for (i = 0; i < nfds; i++)
-    if ((int) events[i].fd == fd)
-      events[i].fd = -1;
+  if (events != NULL)
+    /* Invalidate events with same file descriptor */
+    for (i = 0; i < nfds; i++)
+      if ((int) events[i].fd == fd)
+        events[i].fd = -1;
+
+  /* Remove the file descriptor from the poll set */
+  pc.events = 0;
+  pc.cmd = PS_DELETE;
+  pc.fd = fd;
+  if(loop->backend_fd >= 0)
+    pollset_ctl(loop->backend_fd, &pc, 1);
 }