diff --git a/tools/lkl/lib/posix-host.c b/tools/lkl/lib/posix-host.c
index 66c6294a742105..802db40dfca0da 100644
--- a/tools/lkl/lib/posix-host.c
+++ b/tools/lkl/lib/posix-host.c
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ static int net_poll(union lkl_netdev nd, int events)
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (events & LKL_DEV_NET_POLL_RX)
-		pfd.events |= POLLIN;
+		pfd.events |= POLLIN | POLLPRI;
 	if (events & LKL_DEV_NET_POLL_TX)
 		pfd.events |= POLLOUT;