diff --git a/openbsd-compat/bsd-pselect.c b/openbsd-compat/bsd-pselect.c
index 2cda0b587..da34b41d8 100644
--- a/openbsd-compat/bsd-pselect.c
+++ b/openbsd-compat/bsd-pselect.c
@@ -114,9 +114,11 @@ notify_done(fd_set *readset)
 {
 	char c;
 
-	if (notify_pipe[0] != -1 && FD_ISSET(notify_pipe[0], readset))
+	if (notify_pipe[0] != -1 && FD_ISSET(notify_pipe[0], readset)) {
 		while (read(notify_pipe[0], &c, 1) != -1)
 			debug2_f("reading");
+		FD_CLR(notify_pipe[0], readset);
+	}
 }
 
 /*ARGSUSED*/