diff --git a/src/openvpn/multi.c b/src/openvpn/multi.c
index 92eac6ff..329d0a3c 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/multi.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/multi.c
@@ -2806,6 +2806,11 @@ multi_process_file_closed(struct multi_context *m, const unsigned int mpp_flags)
     char buffer[INOTIFY_EVENT_BUFFER_SIZE];
     ssize_t buffer_i = 0;
     ssize_t r = read(m->top.c2.inotify_fd, buffer, INOTIFY_EVENT_BUFFER_SIZE);
+    if (r < 0)
+    {
+        msg(M_WARN | M_ERRNO, "MULTI: multi_process_file_closed error");
+        return;
+    }
 
     while (buffer_i < r)
     {