diff --git a/src/ax25.c b/src/ax25.c
index 56c5527..42ea112 100644
--- a/src/ax25.c
+++ b/src/ax25.c
@@ -210,6 +210,8 @@ int patty_ax25_next_event(patty_ax25 *ax25, patty_ax25_event *ev) {
             ev->type = PATTY_AX25_EVENT_RECV;
             ev->fd   = fd;
 
+            FD_CLR(fd, &ax25->unix_fds_pending_read);
+
             return 0;
         }
 
@@ -217,6 +219,8 @@ int patty_ax25_next_event(patty_ax25 *ax25, patty_ax25_event *ev) {
             ev->type = PATTY_AX25_EVENT_SEND;
             ev->fd   = fd;
 
+            FD_CLR(fd, &ax25->unix_fds_pending_write);
+
             return 0;
         }
 
@@ -224,6 +228,8 @@ int patty_ax25_next_event(patty_ax25 *ax25, patty_ax25_event *ev) {
             ev->type = PATTY_AX25_EVENT_ERROR;
             ev->fd   = fd;
 
+            FD_CLR(fd, &ax25->unix_fds_pending_error);
+
             return 0;
         }
     }