diff --git a/thirdparty/picoev/src/picoev_epoll.c b/thirdparty/picoev/src/picoev_epoll.c
index 61bda4d38b..378fb15a0e 100644
--- a/thirdparty/picoev/src/picoev_epoll.c
+++ b/thirdparty/picoev/src/picoev_epoll.c
@@ -28,7 +28,13 @@
  */
 
 #include <errno.h>
+
+// tcc needs the pragmas, because it does not support yet
+// the __EPOLL_PACKED macro, defined to be __attribute__ ((__packed__))
+#pragma pack(push, 1)
 #include <sys/epoll.h>
+#pragma pack(pop)
+
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include "picoev.h"
 
diff --git a/vlib/os/notify/backend_linux.c.v b/vlib/os/notify/backend_linux.c.v
index 6b07aebdbf..f77dcb035a 100644
--- a/vlib/os/notify/backend_linux.c.v
+++ b/vlib/os/notify/backend_linux.c.v
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module notify
 import time
 import os
 
-#include <sys/epoll.h>
+#insert "@VEXEROOT/vlib/os/notify/epoll.h"
 
 struct C.epoll_event {
 	events u32
diff --git a/vlib/os/notify/epoll.h b/vlib/os/notify/epoll.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a13c653fd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/os/notify/epoll.h
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+// NOTE: tcc does not support yet __attribute__ ((__packed__)) properly, 
+// so the __EPOLL_PACKED macro that /usr/include/bits/epoll.h uses does not work :-| .
+// However, it *does support* the older `#pragma pack(push, 1)`
+#pragma pack(push, 1)
+#include <sys/epoll.h>
+#pragma pack(pop)