diff --git a/lib/libusb/libusb10_hotplug.c b/lib/libusb/libusb10_hotplug.c
--- a/lib/libusb/libusb10_hotplug.c
+++ b/lib/libusb/libusb10_hotplug.c
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@
 				return (valid_event);
 			return (invalid_event);
 		}
+		if (errno == EBADF)
+			return (broken_event);
 		return (invalid_event);
 	} else if (ctx->usb_event_mode == usb_event_devd) {
 		char buf[DEVCTL_MAXBUF];