diff --git a/src/logging/log_handler.c b/src/logging/log_handler.c
index d47009d686..6f5277c679 100644
--- a/src/logging/log_handler.c
+++ b/src/logging/log_handler.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ virLogHandlerGetLogFileFromWatch(virLogHandlerPtr handler,
 static void
 virLogHandlerDomainLogFileEvent(int watch,
                                 int fd,
-                                int events,
+                                int events G_GNUC_UNUSED,
                                 void *opaque)
 {
     virLogHandlerPtr handler = opaque;
@@ -168,14 +168,13 @@ virLogHandlerDomainLogFileEvent(int watch,
         virReportSystemError(errno, "%s",
                              _("Unable to read from log pipe"));
         goto error;
+    } else if (len == 0) {
+        goto error;
     }
 
     if (virRotatingFileWriterAppend(logfile->file, buf, len) != len)
         goto error;
 
-    if (events & VIR_EVENT_HANDLE_HANGUP)
-        goto error;
-
  cleanup:
     virObjectUnlock(handler);
     return;