diff --git a/lib/thin/server.rb b/lib/thin/server.rb
index 8258efa4..96b8789d 100644
--- a/lib/thin/server.rb
+++ b/lib/thin/server.rb
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ class Server
     # UNIX domain socket on which the server is listening for connections.
     def_delegator :backend, :socket
     
+    # Disable the use of epoll under Linux
+    def_delegator :backend, :no_epoll, :no_epoll=
+    
     def initialize(*args, &block)
       host, port, options = DEFAULT_HOST, DEFAULT_PORT, {}