diff --git a/components/vfs/vfs_eventfd.c b/components/vfs/vfs_eventfd.c
index 11ff2fb7e7..a9a979cf9c 100644
--- a/components/vfs/vfs_eventfd.c
+++ b/components/vfs/vfs_eventfd.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ static esp_err_t event_start_select(int                  nfds,
 
     for (int i = 0; i < nfds; i++) {
         _lock_acquire_recursive(&s_events[i].lock);
-        if (s_events[i].fd == i) {
+        if (s_events[i].fd == i && (FD_ISSET(i, readfds) || FD_ISSET(i, writefds) || FD_ISSET(i, exceptfds))) {
             if (s_events[i].support_isr) {
                 portENTER_CRITICAL(&s_events[i].data_spin_lock);
             }