diff --git a/src/tincd.c b/src/tincd.c
index 28f30a52..be131643 100644
--- a/src/tincd.c
+++ b/src/tincd.c
@@ -451,7 +451,10 @@ int main2(int argc, char **argv) {
 #endif
 
 #ifdef HAVE_DARWIN
-	setenv("EVENT_NOKQUEUE", "1", 0);
+	if(!getenv("EVENT_KQUEUE"))
+		setenv("EVENT_NOKQUEUE", "1", 0);
+	if(!getenv("EVENT_POLL"))
+		setenv("EVENT_NOPOLL", "1", 0);
 #endif
 
 	if(!event_init()) {