diff --git a/src/unix/stream.c b/src/unix/stream.c
index 89a5830c..e88722ce 100644
--- a/src/unix/stream.c
+++ b/src/unix/stream.c
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ void uv__server_io(EV_P_ ev_io* watcher, int revents) {
     fd = uv__accept(stream->fd, (struct sockaddr*)&addr, sizeof addr);
 
     if (fd < 0) {
-      if (errno == EAGAIN) {
+      if (errno == EAGAIN || errno == EWOULDBLOCK) {
         /* No problem. */
         return;
       } else if (errno == EMFILE) {