diff --git a/examples/iscsi-dd.c b/examples/iscsi-dd.c
index 9b12670..998477e 100644
--- a/examples/iscsi-dd.c
+++ b/examples/iscsi-dd.c
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <poll.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 #include "iscsi.h"
 #include "scsi-lowlevel.h"
 
@@ -377,6 +378,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 		pfd[1].fd = iscsi_get_fd(client.dst_iscsi);
 		pfd[1].events = iscsi_which_events(client.dst_iscsi);
 
+		if (!pfd[0].events && !pfd[1].events) {
+			sleep(1);
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		if (poll(&pfd[0], 2, -1) < 0) {
 			printf("Poll failed");
 			exit(10);
diff --git a/examples/iscsiclient.c b/examples/iscsiclient.c
index f89f2b3..2aadf0b 100644
--- a/examples/iscsiclient.c
+++ b/examples/iscsiclient.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ WSADATA wsaData;
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 #include "iscsi.h"
 #include "scsi-lowlevel.h"
 
diff --git a/lib/sync.c b/lib/sync.c
index 3b42208..d89ee7d 100644
--- a/lib/sync.c
+++ b/lib/sync.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <time.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 #include "iscsi.h"
 #include "iscsi-private.h"
 #include "scsi-lowlevel.h"
@@ -176,6 +177,11 @@ reconnect_event_loop(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, struct iscsi_sync_state *state
 		pfd.fd = iscsi_get_fd(iscsi);
 		pfd.events = iscsi_which_events(iscsi);
 
+		if (!pfd.events) {
+			sleep(1);
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		if ((ret = poll(&pfd, 1, 1000)) < 0) {
 			iscsi_set_error(iscsi, "Poll failed");
 			state->status = -1;
diff --git a/utils/iscsi-ls.c b/utils/iscsi-ls.c
index e4bd93e..3776208 100644
--- a/utils/iscsi-ls.c
+++ b/utils/iscsi-ls.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
 #include "iscsi.h"
 #include "scsi-lowlevel.h"
 
@@ -54,21 +55,26 @@ struct client_state {
 
 void event_loop(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, struct client_state *state)
 {
-       struct pollfd pfd;
+	struct pollfd pfd;
 
-       while (state->finished == 0) {
-               pfd.fd = iscsi_get_fd(iscsi);
-               pfd.events = iscsi_which_events(iscsi);
+	while (state->finished == 0) {
+		pfd.fd = iscsi_get_fd(iscsi);
+		pfd.events = iscsi_which_events(iscsi);
 
-               if (poll(&pfd, 1, -1) < 0) {
-                       fprintf(stderr, "Poll failed");
-                       exit(10);
-               }
-               if (iscsi_service(iscsi, pfd.revents) < 0) {
-                       fprintf(stderr, "iscsi_service failed with : %s\n", iscsi_get_error(iscsi));
-                       exit(10);
-               }
-       }
+		if (!pfd.events) {
+			sleep(1);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		if (poll(&pfd, 1, -1) < 0) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "Poll failed");
+			exit(10);
+		}
+		if (iscsi_service(iscsi, pfd.revents) < 0) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "iscsi_service failed with : %s\n", iscsi_get_error(iscsi));
+			exit(10);
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 void show_lun(struct iscsi_context *iscsi, int lun)
diff --git a/utils/iscsi-perf.c b/utils/iscsi-perf.c
index 77ae39b..ed99d18 100644
--- a/utils/iscsi-perf.c
+++ b/utils/iscsi-perf.c
@@ -395,6 +395,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	while (client.in_flight && !client.err_cnt && finished < 2) {
 		pfd[0].fd = iscsi_get_fd(client.iscsi);
 		pfd[0].events = iscsi_which_events(client.iscsi);
+
 		if (proc_alarm) {
 			if (iscsi_get_nops_in_flight(client.iscsi) > MAX_NOP_FAILURES) {
 				iscsi_reconnect(client.iscsi);
@@ -407,6 +408,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 			proc_alarm = 0;
 		}
 
+		if (!pfd[0].events) {
+			sleep(1);
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		if (poll(&pfd[0], 1, -1) < 0) {
 			continue;
 		}