diff --git a/include/wx/private/socket.h b/include/wx/private/socket.h
index 973b764f7d..362aa61982 100644
--- a/include/wx/private/socket.h
+++ b/include/wx/private/socket.h
@@ -308,6 +308,9 @@ public:
 protected:
     wxSocketImpl(wxSocketBase& wxsocket);
 
+    // get the associated socket flags
+    wxSocketFlags GetSocketFlags() const { return m_wxsocket->GetFlags(); }
+
     // true if we're a listening stream socket
     bool m_server;
 
diff --git a/src/unix/sockunix.cpp b/src/unix/sockunix.cpp
index 96638c0248..78542648ef 100644
--- a/src/unix/sockunix.cpp
+++ b/src/unix/sockunix.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,11 @@ wxSocketError wxSocketImplUnix::GetLastError() const
 
 void wxSocketImplUnix::DoEnableEvents(int flags, bool enable)
 {
+    // No events for blocking sockets, they should be usable from the other
+    // threads and the events only work for the sockets used by the main one.
+    if ( GetSocketFlags() & wxSOCKET_BLOCK )
+        return;
+
     wxSocketManager * const manager = wxSocketManager::Get();
     if (!manager)
         return;