diff --git a/tcpip.cc b/tcpip.cc
index f8fef5e9d..16869b5c2 100644
--- a/tcpip.cc
+++ b/tcpip.cc
@@ -1831,6 +1831,8 @@ int pcap_select(pcap_t *p, struct timeval *timeout)
 	int fd, ret;
 	fd_set rfds;
 
+	again:
+
 	if ((fd = my_pcap_get_selectable_fd(p)) == -1)
 		return -1;
 
@@ -1839,8 +1841,12 @@ int pcap_select(pcap_t *p, struct timeval *timeout)
 
 	ret = select(fd + 1, &rfds, NULL, NULL, timeout);
 
-	if (ret == -1)
-		fatal("Your system does not support select()ing on pcap devices (%s). PLEASE REPORT THIS ALONG WITH DETAILED SYSTEM INFORMATION TO THE nmap-dev MAILING LIST!", strerror(errno));
+	if (ret == -1) {
+          if (errno == EINTR)
+	    goto again;
+	  else
+	    fatal("Your system does not support select()ing on pcap devices (%s). PLEASE REPORT THIS ALONG WITH DETAILED SYSTEM INFORMATION TO THE nmap-dev MAILING LIST!", strerror(errno));
+	} while (errno == EINTR);
 
 	return ret;
 }