diff --git a/src/watcher/LinuxWatcher.zig b/src/watcher/LinuxWatcher.zig
index 049e499..a7f602e 100644
--- a/src/watcher/LinuxWatcher.zig
+++ b/src/watcher/LinuxWatcher.zig
@@ -285,17 +285,20 @@ pub fn start(watcher: *LinuxWatcher) !void {
     t.detach();
 }
 
-pub fn listen(watcher: *LinuxWatcher) !void {
+fn listen(watcher: *LinuxWatcher) !void {
     const gpa = watcher.gpa;
     const Event = std.os.linux.inotify_event;
     const event_size = @sizeOf(Event);
-    while (true) {
-        var buffer: [event_size * 10]u8 = undefined;
-        const len = try std.posix.read(watcher.notify_fd, &buffer);
-        if (len < 0) @panic("notify fd read error");
+    var buffer: [event_size * 10]u8 = undefined;
+    var event_data: []u8 = buffer[0..0];
+    while (true) : ({
+        std.mem.copyForwards(u8, buffer[0..], event_data);
+        event_data = buffer[0..event_data.len];
+    }) {
+        const len = try std.posix.read(watcher.notify_fd, buffer[event_data.len..]);
+        event_data = buffer[0 .. event_data.len + len];
 
-        var event_data = buffer[0..len];
-        while (event_data.len > 0) {
+        while (event_data.len > event_size) {
             const event: *Event = @ptrCast(@alignCast(event_data[0..event_size]));
             const parent = watcher.watch_fds.get(event.wd).?;
             event_data = event_data[event_size + event.len ..];