diff --git a/src/wl_init.c b/src/wl_init.c
index 0ce45a30..ba32707f 100644
--- a/src/wl_init.c
+++ b/src/wl_init.c
@@ -1169,7 +1169,7 @@ int _glfwPlatformInit(void)
 
     _glfw.wl.timerfd = -1;
     if (_glfw.wl.seatVersion >= 4)
-        _glfw.wl.timerfd = timerfd_create(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, TFD_CLOEXEC);
+        _glfw.wl.timerfd = timerfd_create(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, TFD_CLOEXEC | TFD_NONBLOCK);
 
     if (_glfw.wl.pointer && _glfw.wl.shm)
     {
@@ -1196,7 +1196,7 @@ int _glfwPlatformInit(void)
             wl_cursor_theme_load(cursorTheme, 2 * cursorSize, _glfw.wl.shm);
         _glfw.wl.cursorSurface =
             wl_compositor_create_surface(_glfw.wl.compositor);
-        _glfw.wl.cursorTimerfd = timerfd_create(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, TFD_CLOEXEC);
+        _glfw.wl.cursorTimerfd = timerfd_create(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, TFD_CLOEXEC | TFD_NONBLOCK);
     }
 
     if (_glfw.wl.seat && _glfw.wl.dataDeviceManager)