diff --git a/event.c b/event.c
index 935a331..5731556 100644
--- a/event.c
+++ b/event.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 
@@ -285,12 +286,15 @@ int event_loop(void)
 		}
 
 		int i = select(maxfd +1, readfds, writefds, NULL, timeout_p);
-		if (i <= 0) {
-			/* On error, -1 is returned, and errno is set
-			 * appropriately; the sets and timeout become
-			 * undefined, so do not rely on their contents
-			 * after an error.
-			 */
+		if (i < 0 && errno == EINTR) {
+			errno = 0;
+			continue;
+
+		} else if (i < 0) {
+			log_print(LOG_ERROR, "event_loop(): select():");
+			continue;
+
+		} else if (i == 0) {
 			continue;
 		}