diff --git a/overlay/eventfd/eventfd.go b/overlay/eventfd/eventfd.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cf3dd0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/overlay/eventfd/eventfd.go
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+package eventfd
+
+import (
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"syscall"
+
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
+)
+
+type EventFD struct {
+	fd  int
+	buf [8]byte
+}
+
+func New() (EventFD, error) {
+	fd, err := unix.Eventfd(0, unix.EFD_NONBLOCK)
+	if err != nil {
+		return EventFD{}, err
+	}
+	return EventFD{
+		fd:  fd,
+		buf: [8]byte{},
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (e *EventFD) Kick() error {
+	binary.LittleEndian.PutUint64(e.buf[:], 1) //is this right???
+	_, err := syscall.Write(int(e.fd), e.buf[:])
+	return err
+}
+
+func (e *EventFD) Close() error {
+	if e.fd != 0 {
+		return unix.Close(e.fd)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (e *EventFD) FD() int {
+	return e.fd
+}
+
+type Epoll struct {
+	fd     int
+	buf    [8]byte
+	events []syscall.EpollEvent
+}
+
+func NewEpoll() (Epoll, error) {
+	fd, err := unix.EpollCreate1(0)
+	if err != nil {
+		return Epoll{}, err
+	}
+	return Epoll{
+		fd:     fd,
+		buf:    [8]byte{},
+		events: make([]syscall.EpollEvent, 1),
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func (ep *Epoll) AddEvent(fdToAdd int) error {
+	event := syscall.EpollEvent{
+		Events: syscall.EPOLLIN,
+		Fd:     int32(fdToAdd),
+	}
+	return syscall.EpollCtl(ep.fd, syscall.EPOLL_CTL_ADD, fdToAdd, &event)
+}
+
+func (ep *Epoll) Block() (int, error) {
+	n, err := syscall.EpollWait(ep.fd, ep.events, -1)
+	if err != nil {
+		//goland:noinspection GoDirectComparisonOfErrors
+		if err == syscall.EINTR {
+			return 0, nil //??
+		}
+		return -1, err
+	}
+	return n, nil
+}
+
+func (ep *Epoll) Clear() error {
+	_, err := syscall.Read(int(ep.events[0].Fd), ep.buf[:])
+	return err
+}
+
+func (ep *Epoll) Close() error {
+	if ep.fd != 0 {
+		return unix.Close(ep.fd)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/overlay/virtqueue/split_virtqueue.go b/overlay/virtqueue/split_virtqueue.go
index ffcf78a..a88dff9 100644
--- a/overlay/virtqueue/split_virtqueue.go
+++ b/overlay/virtqueue/split_virtqueue.go
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"sync"
 
+	"github.com/slackhq/nebula/overlay/eventfd"
 	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
-	"gvisor.dev/gvisor/pkg/eventfd"
 )
 
 // SplitQueue is a virtqueue that consists of several parts, where each part is
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ type SplitQueue struct {
 
 	// kickEventFD is used to signal the device when descriptor chains were
 	// added to the available ring.
-	kickEventFD eventfd.Eventfd
+	kickEventFD eventfd.EventFD
 	// callEventFD is used by the device to signal when it has used descriptor
 	// chains and put them in the used ring.
-	callEventFD eventfd.Eventfd
+	callEventFD eventfd.EventFD
 
 	// usedChains is a chanel that receives [UsedElement]s for descriptor chains
 	// that were used by the device.
@@ -115,11 +115,11 @@ func NewSplitQueue(queueSize int) (_ *SplitQueue, err error) {
 	sq.availableRing = newAvailableRing(queueSize, sq.buf[availableRingStart:availableRingEnd])
 	sq.usedRing = newUsedRing(queueSize, sq.buf[usedRingStart:usedRingEnd])
 
-	sq.kickEventFD, err = eventfd.Create()
+	sq.kickEventFD, err = eventfd.New()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("create kick event file descriptor: %w", err)
 	}
-	sq.callEventFD, err = eventfd.Create()
+	sq.callEventFD, err = eventfd.New()
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("create call event file descriptor: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -198,8 +198,18 @@ func (sq *SplitQueue) UsedDescriptorChains() chan UsedElement {
 func (sq *SplitQueue) startConsumeUsedRing() func() error {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	done := make(chan error)
+
+	ep, err := eventfd.NewEpoll()
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	err = ep.AddEvent(sq.callEventFD.FD())
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+
 	go func() {
-		done <- sq.consumeUsedRing(ctx)
+		done <- sq.consumeUsedRing(ctx, &ep)
 	}()
 	return func() error {
 		cancel()
@@ -208,7 +218,7 @@ func (sq *SplitQueue) startConsumeUsedRing() func() error {
 		// descriptor, so it will never notice the context being canceled.
 		// To resolve this, we can just produce a fake-signal ourselves to wake
 		// it up.
-		if err := sq.callEventFD.Notify(); err != nil {
+		if err := sq.callEventFD.Kick(); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("wake up goroutine: %w", err)
 		}
 
@@ -227,16 +237,23 @@ func (sq *SplitQueue) startConsumeUsedRing() func() error {
 // consumeUsedRing runs in a goroutine, waits for the device to signal that it
 // has used descriptor chains and puts all new [UsedElement]s into the channel
 // for them.
-func (sq *SplitQueue) consumeUsedRing(ctx context.Context) error {
+func (sq *SplitQueue) consumeUsedRing(ctx context.Context, epoll *eventfd.Epoll) error {
+	var n int
+	var err error
 	for ctx.Err() == nil {
+
 		// Wait for a signal from the device.
-		if err := sq.callEventFD.Wait(); err != nil {
+		if n, err = epoll.Block(); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("wait: %w", err)
 		}
 
-		// Process all new used elements.
-		for _, usedElement := range sq.usedRing.take() {
-			sq.usedChains <- usedElement
+		if n > 0 {
+			_ = epoll.Clear() //???
+
+			// Process all new used elements.
+			for _, usedElement := range sq.usedRing.take() {
+				sq.usedChains <- usedElement
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -321,7 +338,7 @@ func (sq *SplitQueue) OfferDescriptorChain(outBuffers [][]byte, numInBuffers int
 	sq.availableRing.offer([]uint16{head})
 
 	// Notify the device to make it process the updated available ring.
-	if err := sq.kickEventFD.Notify(); err != nil {
+	if err := sq.kickEventFD.Kick(); err != nil {
 		return head, fmt.Errorf("notify device: %w", err)
 	}