diff --git a/sys/kern/vfs_default.c b/sys/kern/vfs_default.c
index 06e8e98a261c..328a9b1526d3 100644
--- a/sys/kern/vfs_default.c
+++ b/sys/kern/vfs_default.c
@@ -330,9 +330,9 @@ vop_stdpoll(ap)
 		struct proc *a_p;
 	} */ *ap;
 {
-	if ((ap->a_events & ~POLLSTANDARD) == 0)
-		return (ap->a_events & (POLLRDNORM|POLLWRNORM));
-	return (vn_pollrecord(ap->a_vp, ap->a_p, ap->a_events));
+	if (ap->a_events & ~POLLSTANDARD)
+		return (vn_pollrecord(ap->a_vp, ap->a_p, ap->a_events));
+	return (ap->a_events & (POLLIN | POLLOUT | POLLRDNORM | POLLWRNORM));
 }
 
 /*