--- 2.6/fs/select.c	2004-03-14 14:28:28.000000000 +0100
+++ build-2.6/fs/select.c	2004-03-14 19:08:57.000000000 +0100
@@ -223,25 +223,25 @@
 					break;
 				if (!(bit & all_bits))
 					continue;
+				mask = DEFAULT_POLLMASK;
 				file = fget(i);
 				if (file) {
 					f_op = file->f_op;
-					mask = DEFAULT_POLLMASK;
 					if (f_op && f_op->poll)
 						mask = (*f_op->poll)(file, retval ? NULL : wait);
 					fput(file);
-					if ((mask & POLLIN_SET) && (in & bit)) {
-						res_in |= bit;
-						retval++;
-					}
-					if ((mask & POLLOUT_SET) && (out & bit)) {
-						res_out |= bit;
-						retval++;
-					}
-					if ((mask & POLLEX_SET) && (ex & bit)) {
-						res_ex |= bit;
-						retval++;
-					}
+				}
+				if ((mask & POLLIN_SET) && (in & bit)) {
+					res_in |= bit;
+					retval++;
+				}
+				if ((mask & POLLOUT_SET) && (out & bit)) {
+					res_out |= bit;
+					retval++;
+				}
+				if ((mask & POLLEX_SET) && (ex & bit)) {
+					res_ex |= bit;
+					retval++;
 				}
 			}
 			if (res_in)