diff --git a/servers/vfs/select.c b/servers/vfs/select.c
index 21d9802ea..0a97420f2 100644
--- a/servers/vfs/select.c
+++ b/servers/vfs/select.c
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ PUBLIC int do_select(void)
 	if (s >= MAXSELECTS)
 		return ENOSPC;
 
+	selecttab[s].deferred= FALSE;
 	selecttab[s].req_endpt = who_e;
 	selecttab[s].nfds = 0;
 	selecttab[s].nreadyfds = 0;