diff --git a/io/io_eagain.c b/io/io_eagain.c
index 301f10e..f4da953 100644
--- a/io/io_eagain.c
+++ b/io/io_eagain.c
@@ -15,6 +15,5 @@ void io_eagain(int64 d) {
       alt_firstwrite=e->next_write;
     }
 #endif
-    e->next_read=-1;
   }
 }