diff --git a/zathura/seccomp-filters.c b/zathura/seccomp-filters.c
index 6757198..d5ef257 100644
--- a/zathura/seccomp-filters.c
+++ b/zathura/seccomp-filters.c
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ seccomp_enable_strict_filter(void)
   ALLOW_RULE(eventfd2);
   ALLOW_RULE(exit);
   ALLOW_RULE(exit_group);
+  ALLOW_RULE(epoll_create);
+  ALLOW_RULE(epoll_ctl);
   ALLOW_RULE(fadvise64);
   ALLOW_RULE(fallocate);
   ALLOW_RULE(fcntl);  /* TODO: build detailed filter */