diff --git a/watcher.c b/watcher.c
index 303391f..98e537d 100644
--- a/watcher.c
+++ b/watcher.c
@@ -156,9 +156,13 @@ int main(int argc, char ** argv)
     char event_buffer[EVENT_BUFFER_SIZE] __attribute__((aligned(8)));
     while (running) {
         ssize_t nread;
-        if ((nread = read(watcher.fd, event_buffer, EVENT_BUFFER_SIZE)) < 0 && errno != EAGAIN) {
-            LOGE("read(): %s\n", strerror(errno));
-            return 1;
+        if ((nread = read(watcher.fd, event_buffer, EVENT_BUFFER_SIZE)) < 0) {
+            if (errno != EAGAIN) {
+                LOGE("read(): %s\n", strerror(errno));
+                return 1;
+            } else {
+                continue;
+            }
         }
 
         for (char *event_ptr = event_buffer; event_ptr < event_buffer + nread; ) {