diff --git a/src/openvpn/forward.c b/src/openvpn/forward.c
index d208c21..39ac3b3 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/forward.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/forward.c
@@ -2197,7 +2197,7 @@
     multi_io_process_flags(c, c->c2.event_set, flags, &out_socket, &out_tuntap);
 
 #if defined(TARGET_LINUX) || defined(TARGET_FREEBSD)
-    if (out_socket & EVENT_READ && c->c2.did_open_tun)
+    if (c->c1.tuntap)
     {
         dco_event_set(&c->c1.tuntap->dco, c->c2.event_set, (void *)dco_shift);
     }