diff --git a/src/aio/common/posix.zig b/src/aio/common/posix.zig
index 0629e86..db4a4a6 100644
--- a/src/aio/common/posix.zig
+++ b/src/aio/common/posix.zig
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ pub inline fn perform(op: anytype) Operation.Error!void {
         .mkdir_at => _ = try std.posix.mkdiratZ(op.dir.fd, op.path, op.mode),
         .symlink_at => _ = try std.posix.symlinkatZ(op.target, op.dir.fd, op.link_path),
         .child_exit => {
+            // TODO: prefer pidfd_wait and kevent instead, requires passing the `Readiness` to this function
             if (@hasDecl(std.posix.system, "waitid")) {
                 _ = std.posix.system.waitid(.PID, op.child, @constCast(&op._), std.posix.W.EXITED);
                 if (op.out_term) |term| {
@@ -258,6 +259,23 @@ pub inline fn openReadiness(op: anytype) OpenReadinessError!Readiness {
                     else => std.posix.unexpectedErrno(e),
                 };
                 break :blk .{ .fd = @intCast(res), .mode = .in };
+            } else if (comptime @hasDecl(std.posix.system, "kqueue")) {
+                const fd = try std.posix.kqueue();
+                _ = std.posix.kevent(fd, &.{.{
+                    .ident = op.child,
+                    .filter = std.posix.system.EVFILT_PROC,
+                    .flags = std.posix.system.EV_ADD | std.posix.system.EV_ENABLE | std.posix.system.EV_ONESHOT,
+                    .fflags = std.posix.system.NOTE_EXIT,
+                    .data = 0,
+                    .udata = 0,
+                }}, &.{}, null) catch |err| return switch (err) {
+                    error.EventNotFound => unreachable,
+                    error.ProcessNotFound => unreachable,
+                    error.AccessDenied => unreachable,
+                    error.SystemResources => |e| e,
+                    else => error.Unexpected,
+                };
+                break :blk .{ .fd = fd, .mode = .in };
             } else {
                 @panic("unsupported");
             }