diff --git a/sndiod/file.c b/sndiod/file.c
index 8e2cc49..bb2fc99 100644
--- a/sndiod/file.c
+++ b/sndiod/file.c
@@ -383,7 +383,8 @@ file_poll(void)
 #ifdef DEBUG
 		clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &ts0);
 #endif
-		revents = f->ops->revents(f->arg, f->pfd);
+		revents = (f->state != FILE_ZOMB) ? 
+		    f->ops->revents(f->arg, f->pfd) : 0;
 		if ((revents & POLLHUP) && (f->state != FILE_ZOMB))
 			f->ops->hup(f->arg);
 		if ((revents & POLLIN) && (f->state != FILE_ZOMB))