diff --git a/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/src/linux_compat.c b/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/src/linux_compat.c
index d85d4ad7b8e4..9273a24bf69f 100644
--- a/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/src/linux_compat.c
+++ b/sys/compat/linuxkpi/common/src/linux_compat.c
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ linux_file_poll(struct file *file, int events, struct ucred *active_cred,
 	else
 		revents = 0;
 
-	return (0);
+	return (revents);
 }
 
 static int