diff --git a/src/linux/timer.c b/src/linux/timer.c
index 96e39171..8bfe3069 100644
--- a/src/linux/timer.c
+++ b/src/linux/timer.c
@@ -151,7 +151,10 @@ evfilt_timer_knote_create(struct filter *filt, struct knote *kn)
     }
 
     memset(&ev, 0, sizeof(ev));
-    ev.events = EPOLLIN;
+    ev.events = EPOLLIN | EPOLLET;
+    if (kn->kev.flags & EV_ONESHOT || kn->kev.flags & EV_DISPATCH)
+        ev.events |= EPOLLONESHOT;
+
     ev.data.ptr = kn;
     if (epoll_ctl(filter_epfd(filt), EPOLL_CTL_ADD, tfd, &ev) < 0) {
         dbg_printf("epoll_ctl(2): %d", errno);