diff --git a/sndiod/listen.c b/sndiod/listen.c
index 5f0ee1c..ee06643 100644
--- a/sndiod/listen.c
+++ b/sndiod/listen.c
@@ -217,7 +217,8 @@ listen_pollfd(void *arg, struct pollfd *pfd)
 {
 	struct listen *f = arg;
 
-	if (file_slowaccept)
+	f->slowaccept = file_slowaccept;
+	if (f->slowaccept)
 		return 0;
 	pfd->fd = f->fd;
 	pfd->events = POLLIN;
@@ -227,6 +228,10 @@ listen_pollfd(void *arg, struct pollfd *pfd)
 int
 listen_revents(void *arg, struct pollfd *pfd)
 {
+	struct listen *f = arg;
+
+	if (f->slowaccept)
+		return 0;
 	return pfd->revents;
 }
 
diff --git a/sndiod/listen.h b/sndiod/listen.h
index c64aeca..d53e9f3 100644
--- a/sndiod/listen.h
+++ b/sndiod/listen.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ struct listen {
 	struct file *file;
 	char *path;
 	int fd;
+	int slowaccept;
 };
 
 extern struct listen *listen_list;