diff --git a/wrapper.c b/wrapper.c
index 1770efac8e..9b20eb9351 100644
--- a/wrapper.c
+++ b/wrapper.c
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ ssize_t xread(int fd, void *buf, size_t len)
 				 * call to read(2).
 				 */
 				poll(&pfd, 1, -1);
+				continue;
 			}
 		}
 		return nr;