diff --git a/ChangeLog.txt b/ChangeLog.txt
index 3d86cc58..063e29a1 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ Broker:
 Client library:
 - Fix encrypted connections incorrectly connecting when the CA file passed to
   `mosquitto_tls_set()` is empty or invalid. Closes #2130.
+- Fix connections retrying very rapidly in some situations.
 
 Build:
 - Fix cmake epoll detection.
diff --git a/lib/loop.c b/lib/loop.c
index bc2ba7f4..046dde0b 100644
--- a/lib/loop.c
+++ b/lib/loop.c
@@ -203,6 +203,13 @@ static int interruptible_sleep(struct mosquitto *mosq, time_t reconnect_delay)
 	char pairbuf;
 	int maxfd = 0;
 
+#ifndef WIN32
+	if(read(mosq->sockpairR, &pairbuf, 1) == 0){
+	}
+#else
+	recv(mosq->sockpairR, &pairbuf, 1, 0);
+#endif
+
 	local_timeout.tv_sec = reconnect_delay;
 #ifdef HAVE_PSELECT
 	local_timeout.tv_nsec = 0;