diff --git a/gst/gstpoll.c b/gst/gstpoll.c
index 76a7a30e6a..8bb282a92f 100644
--- a/gst/gstpoll.c
+++ b/gst/gstpoll.c
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ static gboolean gst_poll_add_fd_unlocked (GstPoll * set, GstPollFD * fd);
 #define WAKE_EVENT(s)       (write ((s)->control_write_fd.fd, "W", 1) == 1)
 #define RELEASE_EVENT(s)    (read ((s)->control_read_fd.fd, (s)->buf, 1) == 1)
 #else
-#define WAKE_EVENT(s)       (SetEvent ((s)->wakeup_event))
+#define WAKE_EVENT(s)       (SetEvent ((s)->wakeup_event), errno = GetLastError () == NO_ERROR ? 0 : EACCES, errno == 0 ? 1 : 0)
 #define RELEASE_EVENT(s)    (ResetEvent ((s)->wakeup_event))
 #endif