diff --git a/kitty/child-monitor.c b/kitty/child-monitor.c
index b0c9f004c..532a8938f 100644
--- a/kitty/child-monitor.c
+++ b/kitty/child-monitor.c
@@ -715,14 +715,13 @@ io_loop(void *data) {
                     fprintf(stderr, "The child %lu had its fd unexpectedly closed\n", children[i].id);
                 }
             }
-            if (false) {
-                for (i = 0; i < self->count + EXTRA_FDS; i++) {
+#ifdef DEBUG_POLL_EVENTS
+            for (i = 0; i < self->count + EXTRA_FDS; i++) {
 #define P(w) if (fds[i].revents & w) printf("i:%lu %s\n", i, #w);
-                    P(POLLIN); P(POLLPRI); P(POLLOUT); P(POLLERR); P(POLLHUP); P(POLLNVAL);
+                P(POLLIN); P(POLLPRI); P(POLLOUT); P(POLLERR); P(POLLHUP); P(POLLNVAL);
 #undef P
-                    
-                }
             }
+#endif
         } else if (ret < 0) {
             if (errno != EAGAIN && errno != EINTR) {
                 perror("Call to poll() failed");