diff --git a/Terminal.Gui/ConsoleDrivers/CursesDriver/UnixMainLoop.cs b/Terminal.Gui/ConsoleDrivers/CursesDriver/UnixMainLoop.cs
index feccf6126..96087cce8 100644
--- a/Terminal.Gui/ConsoleDrivers/CursesDriver/UnixMainLoop.cs
+++ b/Terminal.Gui/ConsoleDrivers/CursesDriver/UnixMainLoop.cs
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ namespace Terminal.Gui {
 			this.mainLoop = mainLoop;
 			pipe (wakeupPipes);
 			AddWatch (wakeupPipes [0], Condition.PollIn, ml => {
-				read (wakeupPipes [0], ignore, (IntPtr)1);
+				read (wakeupPipes [0], ignore, (IntPtr)0);
 				return true;
 			});
 		}