diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 730f7c52..af733895 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -27,10 +27,8 @@
 #endif
 
 /* test for polling API */
-#if 0
 #ifdef __linux__
 #define HAVE_EPOLL 1
 #endif
-#endif
 
 #endif