diff --git a/src/eloop.c b/src/eloop.c
index 60ec78a..8d0a269 100644
--- a/src/eloop.c
+++ b/src/eloop.c
@@ -566,6 +566,8 @@ int kmscon_eloop_dispatch(struct kmscon_eloop *loop, int timeout)
 			mask |= KMSCON_WRITEABLE;
 		if (ep[i].events & EPOLLHUP)
 			mask |= KMSCON_HUP;
+		if (ep[i].events & EPOLLERR)
+			mask |= KMSCON_ERR;
 
 		fd->cb(fd, mask, fd->data);
 	}
diff --git a/src/eloop.h b/src/eloop.h
index 8e560f2..e12e0ca 100644
--- a/src/eloop.h
+++ b/src/eloop.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ enum kmscon_eloop_flags {
 	KMSCON_READABLE = 0x01,
 	KMSCON_WRITEABLE = 0x02,
 	KMSCON_HUP = 0x04,
+	KMSCON_ERR = 0x08,
 };
 
 int kmscon_eloop_new(struct kmscon_eloop **out);