diff --git a/src/unix/core.c b/src/unix/core.c
index bf429948..9f20d04b 100644
--- a/src/unix/core.c
+++ b/src/unix/core.c
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ void uv_loop_delete(uv_loop_t* loop) {
 
 
 static unsigned int uv__poll_timeout(uv_loop_t* loop) {
-  if (!uv__has_active_handles(loop))
+  if (!uv__has_active_handles(loop) && !uv__has_active_reqs(loop))
     return 0;
 
   if (!ngx_queue_empty(&loop->idle_handles))