diff --git a/net/rpmsg/rpmsg_sockif.c b/net/rpmsg/rpmsg_sockif.c
index 096e6072b9..67070b86f1 100644
--- a/net/rpmsg/rpmsg_sockif.c
+++ b/net/rpmsg/rpmsg_sockif.c
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ static void rpmsg_socket_pollnotify(FAR struct rpmsg_socket_conn_s *conn,
 
       if (fds)
         {
-          fds->revents |= (fds->events & eventset);
+          fds->revents |= ((fds->events | POLLERR | POLLHUP) & eventset);
 
           if (fds->revents != 0)
             {