diff --git a/lib/std/event/loop.zig b/lib/std/event/loop.zig
index 80dc94d184..0c4895b895 100644
--- a/lib/std/event/loop.zig
+++ b/lib/std/event/loop.zig
@@ -467,6 +467,7 @@ pub const Loop = struct {
                     }};
                     _ = os.poll(&pfd, -1) catch |poll_err| switch (poll_err) {
                         error.SystemResources,
+                        error.NetworkSubsystemFailed,
                         error.Unexpected,
                         => {
                             // Even poll() didn't work. The best we can do now is sleep for a