diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c
index e68c7971a64e0d963c7abe00bb32841606434c0f..5c77eda006856a70981827fe15110024db91b591 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_epoll_linux.c
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ static void fd_global_init(void);
 static void fd_global_shutdown(void);
 
 #define CLOSURE_NOT_READY ((gpr_atm)0)
-#define CLOSURE_READY ((gpr_atm)1)
+#define CLOSURE_READY ((gpr_atm)2)
 
 #define FD_SHUTDOWN_BIT 1