diff --git a/src/mod_fastcgi.c b/src/mod_fastcgi.c
index 31c6444c..bdf0d0bd 100644
--- a/src/mod_fastcgi.c
+++ b/src/mod_fastcgi.c
@@ -2974,7 +2974,7 @@ static handler_t fcgi_write_request(server *srv, handler_ctx *hctx) {
 			fdevent_event_set(srv->ev, &(hctx->fde_ndx), hctx->fd, FDEVENT_IN);
 			fcgi_set_state(srv, hctx, FCGI_STATE_READ);
 		} else {
-			fdevent_event_set(srv->ev, &(hctx->fde_ndx), hctx->fd, FDEVENT_OUT);
+			fdevent_event_set(srv->ev, &(hctx->fde_ndx), hctx->fd, FDEVENT_IN|FDEVENT_OUT);
 		}
 
 		return HANDLER_WAIT_FOR_EVENT;
diff --git a/src/mod_proxy.c b/src/mod_proxy.c
index 43178fee..c44440f2 100644
--- a/src/mod_proxy.c
+++ b/src/mod_proxy.c
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ static handler_t proxy_write_request(server *srv, handler_ctx *hctx) {
 			proxy_set_state(srv, hctx, PROXY_STATE_READ);
 			fdevent_event_set(srv->ev, &(hctx->fde_ndx), hctx->fd, FDEVENT_IN);
 		} else {
-			fdevent_event_set(srv->ev, &(hctx->fde_ndx), hctx->fd, FDEVENT_OUT);
+			fdevent_event_set(srv->ev, &(hctx->fde_ndx), hctx->fd, FDEVENT_IN|FDEVENT_OUT);
 		}
 
 		return HANDLER_WAIT_FOR_EVENT;
diff --git a/src/mod_scgi.c b/src/mod_scgi.c
index 66e89231..84f138f7 100644
--- a/src/mod_scgi.c
+++ b/src/mod_scgi.c
@@ -2355,7 +2355,7 @@ static handler_t scgi_write_request(server *srv, handler_ctx *hctx) {
 			fdevent_event_set(srv->ev, &(hctx->fde_ndx), hctx->fd, FDEVENT_IN);
 			scgi_set_state(srv, hctx, FCGI_STATE_READ);
 		} else {
-			fdevent_event_set(srv->ev, &(hctx->fde_ndx), hctx->fd, FDEVENT_OUT);
+			fdevent_event_set(srv->ev, &(hctx->fde_ndx), hctx->fd, FDEVENT_IN|FDEVENT_OUT);
 		}
 
 		return HANDLER_WAIT_FOR_EVENT;