diff --git a/include/ucore/iomux.h b/include/ucore/iomux.h
index efcc3a1..2d5e591 100644
--- a/include/ucore/iomux.h
+++ b/include/ucore/iomux.h
@@ -112,20 +112,24 @@ int iomux_unregister_fd(struct IOMux *mux, struct IOMuxFD *fd);
 int iomux_update_events(struct IOMux *mux, struct IOMuxFD *fd, unsigned int what);
 
 /**
- * Convenience macro for clearing the new event
+ * Convenience for clearing the new event
  */
-#define iomux_clear_event(mux, fd, what_)\
-({\
-    (fd)->what &= ~(what_);\
-    iomux_update_events((mux), (fd), (fd)->what & ~(what_));\
-})
+static inline int iomux_clear_event(struct IOMux *mux, struct IOMuxFD *fd, 
+                                    unsigned int what)
+{
+    unsigned int new_what = fd->what & ~what;
+    return iomux_update_events(mux, fd, new_what);
+}
 /**
- * Convenience macro for adding the new event to the existing events
+ * Convenience for adding the new event to the existing events
  */
-#define iomux_add_event(mux, fd, what_)\
-({\
-    iomux_update_events((mux), (fd), (fd)->what | (what_));\
-})
+
+static inline int iomux_add_event(struct IOMux *mux, struct IOMuxFD *fd,
+                                  unsigned int what)
+{
+    unsigned int new_what = fd->what | what;
+    return iomux_update_events(mux, fd, new_what);
+}
 
 /** @return a UCTimer instance tied to this mux.
  *  Used to schedule timers within this mux.
diff --git a/src/iomux_impl.c b/src/iomux_impl.c
index a577b5b..e30f178 100644
--- a/src/iomux_impl.c
+++ b/src/iomux_impl.c
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ int iomux_update_events(struct IOMux *mux, struct IOMuxFD *fd, unsigned int what
     
     if (fd->what != what) {
         rc = mux->ops.update_events_impl(mux, fd);
+        fd->what = what;
     }
 
     return rc;