diff --git a/src/client/dfuse/dfuse_core.c b/src/client/dfuse/dfuse_core.c
index 4f654fa3209..6397b283e97 100644
--- a/src/client/dfuse/dfuse_core.c
+++ b/src/client/dfuse/dfuse_core.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ dfuse_progress_thread(void *arg)
 				return NULL;
 		}
 
-		rc = daos_eq_poll(eqt->de_eq, 1, DAOS_EQ_WAIT, 128, &dev[0]);
+		rc = daos_eq_poll(eqt->de_eq, 1, DAOS_EQ_NOWAIT, 128, &dev[0]);
 		if (rc >= 1) {
 			for (i = 0; i < rc; i++) {
 				struct dfuse_event *ev;