--- epoll_reactor.orig.ipp	2012-06-21 18:20:06.000000000 -0400
+++ epoll_reactor.ipp	2012-06-21 18:20:19.000000000 -0400
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ int epoll_reactor::do_epoll_create()
   errno = EINVAL;
 #endif // defined(EPOLL_CLOEXEC)
 
-  if (fd == -1 && errno == EINVAL)
+  if (fd == -1 && (errno == EINVAL || errno == ENOSYS))
   {
     fd = epoll_create(epoll_size);
     if (fd != -1)