diff --git a/src/mod_cgi.c b/src/mod_cgi.c
index 4eea5269..a611dbcc 100644
--- a/src/mod_cgi.c
+++ b/src/mod_cgi.c
@@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@ static handler_t cgi_waitpid_cb(server *srv, void *p_d, pid_t pid, int status) {
 
         if (hctx) {
             hctx->pid = -1;
-            cgi_handle_fdevent(srv, hctx, FDEVENT_HUP);
+            cgi_handle_fdevent(srv, hctx, FDEVENT_IN|FDEVENT_HUP);
         }
 
         return HANDLER_FINISHED;