diff --git a/lib/libc/include/port_before.h b/lib/libc/include/port_before.h
index 304dd66df03f..9e7525b59b54 100644
--- a/lib/libc/include/port_before.h
+++ b/lib/libc/include/port_before.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 #define _LIBC		1
 #define DO_PTHREADS	1
-#define USE_KQUEUE	1
+#define USE_POLL	1
 
 #define ISC_SOCKLEN_T	socklen_t
 #define ISC_FORMAT_PRINTF(fmt, args) \
diff --git a/lib/libc/resolv/res_send.c b/lib/libc/resolv/res_send.c
index 4896fe8cb36d..f7c38c51a31f 100644
--- a/lib/libc/resolv/res_send.c
+++ b/lib/libc/resolv/res_send.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ __FBSDID("$FreeBSD$");
  */
 
 #include "port_before.h"
-#ifndef USE_KQUEUE
+#if !defined(USE_KQUEUE) && !defined(USE_POLL)
 #include "fd_setsize.h"
 #endif
 
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ send_dg(res_state statp,
 		timeout.tv_nsec/1000000;
 	pollfd.fd = s;
 	pollfd.events = POLLRDNORM;
-	n = poll(&pollfd, 1, polltimeout);
+	n = _poll(&pollfd, 1, polltimeout);
 #endif /* USE_POLL */
 
 	if (n == 0) {