diff --git a/tools/interactive-evdev.c b/tools/interactive-evdev.c
index 9c8c94eaf..6b7c8a1f7 100644
--- a/tools/interactive-evdev.c
+++ b/tools/interactive-evdev.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include <limits.h>
 #include <locale.h>
+#include <poll.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
@@ -38,7 +39,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
-#include <sys/epoll.h>
 #include <linux/input.h>
 
 #include "xkbcommon/xkbcommon.h"
@@ -313,33 +313,25 @@ read_keyboard(struct keyboard *kbd)
 static int
 loop(struct keyboard *kbds)
 {
-    int i, ret = 1;
-    int epfd = -1;
     struct keyboard *kbd;
-    struct epoll_event ev;
-    struct epoll_event evs[16];
+    nfds_t nfds, i;
+    struct pollfd *fds = NULL;
+    int ret;
 
-    epfd = epoll_create1(0);
-    if (epfd < 0) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Couldn't create epoll instance: %s\n",
-                strerror(errno));
+    for (kbd = kbds, nfds = 0; kbd; kbd = kbd->next, nfds++) {}
+    fds = calloc(nfds, sizeof(*fds));
+    if (fds == NULL) {
+        fprintf(stderr, "Out of memory");
         goto out;
     }
 
-    for (kbd = kbds; kbd; kbd = kbd->next) {
-        memset(&ev, 0, sizeof(ev));
-        ev.events = EPOLLIN;
-        ev.data.ptr = kbd;
-        ret = epoll_ctl(epfd, EPOLL_CTL_ADD, kbd->fd, &ev);
-        if (ret) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "Couldn't add %s to epoll: %s\n",
-                    kbd->path, strerror(errno));
-            goto out;
-        }
+    for (i = 0, kbd = kbds; kbd; kbd = kbd->next, i++) {
+        fds[i].fd = kbd->fd;
+        fds[i].events = POLLIN;
     }
 
     while (!terminate) {
-        ret = epoll_wait(epfd, evs, 16, -1);
+        ret = poll(fds, nfds, -1);
         if (ret < 0) {
             if (errno == EINTR)
                 continue;
@@ -348,18 +340,19 @@ loop(struct keyboard *kbds)
             goto out;
         }
 
-        for (i = 0; i < ret; i++) {
-            kbd = evs[i].data.ptr;
-            ret = read_keyboard(kbd);
-            if (ret) {
-                goto out;
+        for (i = 0, kbd = kbds; kbd; kbd = kbd->next, i++) {
+            if (fds[i].revents != 0) {
+                ret = read_keyboard(kbd);
+                if (ret) {
+                    goto out;
+                }
             }
         }
     }
 
     ret = 0;
 out:
-    close(epfd);
+    free(fds);
     return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/xkbcli-interactive-evdev.1 b/tools/xkbcli-interactive-evdev.1
index be1b70f59..58be555bd 100644
--- a/tools/xkbcli-interactive-evdev.1
+++ b/tools/xkbcli-interactive-evdev.1
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 .Nm
 is a commandline tool to interactively debug XKB keymaps by listening to
 .Pa /dev/input/eventX
-evdev devices (Linux).
+evdev devices.
 .
 .Pp
 .Nm
diff --git a/tools/xkbcli.1 b/tools/xkbcli.1
index 9ea041673..8bd13bfae 100644
--- a/tools/xkbcli.1
+++ b/tools/xkbcli.1
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Interactive debugger for XKB keymaps for Wayland, see
 .Xr xkbcli\-interactive\-wayland 1
 .
 .It Ic interactive\-evdev
-Interactive debugger for XKB keymaps for evdev (Linux), see
+Interactive debugger for XKB keymaps for evdev, see
 .Xr xkbcli\-interactive\-evdev 1
 .
 .It Ic list
diff --git a/tools/xkbcli.c b/tools/xkbcli.c
index 1f3ed3f43..75f72febb 100644
--- a/tools/xkbcli.c
+++ b/tools/xkbcli.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ usage(void)
 #endif
 #if HAVE_XKBCLI_INTERACTIVE_EVDEV
            "  interactive-evdev\n"
-           "    Interactive debugger for XKB keymaps for evdev (Linux)\n"
+           "    Interactive debugger for XKB keymaps for evdev\n"
            "\n"
 #endif
 #if HAVE_XKBCLI_COMPILE_KEYMAP