diff --git a/include/proto/fd.h b/include/proto/fd.h
index 472665f10..7fe616e38 100644
--- a/include/proto/fd.h
+++ b/include/proto/fd.h
@@ -171,15 +171,7 @@ static inline void fd_ev_set(int fd, int dir)
 	 */
 	if (i & (FD_EV_ACTIVE << dir))
 		return; /* already in desired state */
-
-	/* If we're touching an FD which is still being polled, and was
-	 * recently disabled, we re-enable polling in order not to perform
-	 * a syscall dance and to avoid a missed speculative event.
-	 */
-	if ((((unsigned int)fdtab[fd].spec_e) >> 4) & (FD_EV_POLLED << dir))
-		fdtab[fd].spec_e ^= i ^ (FD_EV_POLLED << dir);
-	else
-		fdtab[fd].spec_e |= (FD_EV_ACTIVE << dir);
+	fdtab[fd].spec_e |= (FD_EV_ACTIVE << dir);
 	updt_fd(fd); /* need an update entry to change the state */
 }