diff --git a/tcp.c b/tcp.c
index 77c62f0..f9fe1b9 100644
--- a/tcp.c
+++ b/tcp.c
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ static uint32_t tcp_conn_epoll_events(uint8_t events, uint8_t conn_flags)
 	if (events == TAP_SYN_RCVD)
 		return EPOLLOUT | EPOLLET | EPOLLRDHUP;
 
-	return EPOLLRDHUP;
+	return EPOLLET | EPOLLRDHUP;
 }
 
 /**