--- a/pflocal/io.c	2012-11-06 18:00:09.000000000 +0100
+++ b/pflocal/io.c	2012-11-22 20:00:19.000000000 +0100
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ S_io_select (struct sock_user *user,
     {
       int valid;
       int ready = 0;
+      error_t err;
       struct pipe *read_pipe = sock->read_pipe;
       struct pipe *write_pipe = sock->write_pipe;
 
@@ -231,15 +232,21 @@ S_io_select (struct sock_user *user,
       if (valid & SELECT_READ)
 	{
 	  pipe_acquire_reader (read_pipe);
-	  if (pipe_wait_readable (read_pipe, 1, 1) != EWOULDBLOCK)
+	  err = pipe_wait_readable (read_pipe, 1, 1);
+	  if (err != EWOULDBLOCK)
 	    ready |= SELECT_READ; /* Data immediately readable (or error). */
+	  if ((err != 0) && (err != EWOULDBLOCK))
+	    return err;
 	  mutex_unlock (&read_pipe->lock);
 	}
       if (valid & SELECT_WRITE)
 	{
 	  pipe_acquire_writer (write_pipe);
-	  if (pipe_wait_writable (write_pipe, 1) != EWOULDBLOCK)
+	  err = pipe_wait_writable (write_pipe, 1);
+	  if (err != EWOULDBLOCK)
 	    ready |= SELECT_WRITE; /* Data immediately writable (or error). */
+	  if ((err != 0) && (err != EWOULDBLOCK))
+	    return err;
 	  mutex_unlock (&write_pipe->lock);
 	}
 
@@ -253,6 +260,8 @@ S_io_select (struct sock_user *user,
 	{
 	  ports_interrupt_self_on_port_death (user, reply);
 	  err = pipe_pair_select (read_pipe, write_pipe, select_type, 1);
+	  if ((err != 0) && (err != EWOULDBLOCK) && (err != EINTR))
+	    return err;
 	}
 
       if (valid & SELECT_READ)