diff --git a/rts/RaiseAsync.c b/rts/RaiseAsync.c
index 3b206ff..08c031c 100644
--- a/rts/RaiseAsync.c
+++ b/rts/RaiseAsync.c
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ static void throwToSendMsg (Capability *cap USED_IF_THREADS,
 
 static void
 throwToSingleThreaded__ (Capability *cap, StgTSO *tso, StgClosure *exception,
-                         rtsBool stop_at_atomically, StgUpdateFrame *stop_here)
+                         rtsBool stop_at_atomically, StgUpdateFrame *stop_here,
+                         rtsBool dequeue)
 {
     // Thread already dead?
     if (tso->what_next == ThreadComplete || tso->what_next == ThreadKilled) {
@@ -64,7 +65,9 @@ throwToSingleThreaded__ (Capability *cap, StgTSO *tso, StgClosure *exception,
     }
 
     // Remove it from any blocking queues
-    removeFromQueues(cap,tso);
+    if (dequeue) {
+        removeFromQueues(cap,tso);
+    }
 
     raiseAsync(cap, tso, exception, stop_at_atomically, stop_here);
 }
@@ -72,20 +75,26 @@ throwToSingleThreaded__ (Capability *cap, StgTSO *tso, StgClosure *exception,
 void
 throwToSingleThreaded (Capability *cap, StgTSO *tso, StgClosure *exception)
 {
-    throwToSingleThreaded__(cap, tso, exception, rtsFalse, NULL);
+    throwToSingleThreaded__(cap, tso, exception, rtsFalse, NULL, rtsTrue);
+}
+
+void
+throwToSingleThreadedNoDequeue (Capability *cap, StgTSO *tso, StgClosure *exception)
+{
+    throwToSingleThreaded__(cap, tso, exception, rtsFalse, NULL, rtsFalse);
 }
 
 void
 throwToSingleThreaded_ (Capability *cap, StgTSO *tso, StgClosure *exception,
                         rtsBool stop_at_atomically)
 {
-    throwToSingleThreaded__ (cap, tso, exception, stop_at_atomically, NULL);
+    throwToSingleThreaded__ (cap, tso, exception, stop_at_atomically, NULL, rtsTrue);
 }
 
 void // cannot return a different TSO
 suspendComputation (Capability *cap, StgTSO *tso, StgUpdateFrame *stop_here)
 {
-    throwToSingleThreaded__ (cap, tso, NULL, rtsFalse, stop_here);
+    throwToSingleThreaded__ (cap, tso, NULL, rtsFalse, stop_here, rtsTrue);
 }
 
 /* -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/rts/RaiseAsync.h b/rts/RaiseAsync.h
index 6bfed8d..2e8a7a3 100644
--- a/rts/RaiseAsync.h
+++ b/rts/RaiseAsync.h
@@ -23,6 +23,10 @@ void throwToSingleThreaded (Capability *cap,
                             StgTSO *tso,
                             StgClosure *exception);
 
+void throwToSingleThreadedNoDequeue (Capability *cap,
+                                     StgTSO *tso,
+                                     StgClosure *exception);
+
 void throwToSingleThreaded_ (Capability *cap,
                              StgTSO *tso,
                              StgClosure *exception,
diff --git a/rts/posix/Select.c b/rts/posix/Select.c
index 4b19235..6889499 100644
--- a/rts/posix/Select.c
+++ b/rts/posix/Select.c
@@ -412,8 +412,12 @@ awaitEvent(rtsBool wait)
                   IF_DEBUG(scheduler,
                       debugBelch("Killing blocked thread %lu on bad fd=%i\n",
                                  (unsigned long)tso->id, fd));
-                  throwToSingleThreaded(&MainCapability, tso,
-                                        (StgClosure *)blockedOnBadFD_closure);
+                  /*
+                   * We can't use throwToSingleThreaded() here
+                   * as 'RTS_FD_IS_READY' breaks blocked_queue_hd list
+                   */
+                  throwToSingleThreadedNoDequeue(&MainCapability, tso,
+                                                 (StgClosure *)blockedOnBadFD_closure);
                   break;
               case RTS_FD_IS_READY:
                   IF_DEBUG(scheduler,