diff --git a/crates/gpui_linux/src/linux/x11/client.rs b/crates/gpui_linux/src/linux/x11/client.rs
index 1f8db390029d67d8cdc17da7800a0f8e1d5e1af9..77f154201d3af6bb7504349e579a5be6b4edcbb5 100644
--- a/crates/gpui_linux/src/linux/x11/client.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui_linux/src/linux/x11/client.rs
@@ -602,6 +602,9 @@ impl X11Client {
                     Ok(None) => {
                         break;
                     }
+                    Err(err @ ConnectionError::IoError(..)) => {
+                        return Err(EventHandlerError::from(err));
+                    }
                     Err(err) => {
                         let err = handle_connection_error(err);
                         log::warn!("error while polling for X11 events: {err:?}");