diff --git a/stdlib/FileWatching/src/FileWatching.jl b/stdlib/FileWatching/src/FileWatching.jl
index 2a654547ae6e3..0e68cd97681ff 100644
--- a/stdlib/FileWatching/src/FileWatching.jl
+++ b/stdlib/FileWatching/src/FileWatching.jl
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ function poll_fd(s::Union{RawFD, Sys.iswindows() ? WindowsRawSocket : Union{}},
                     end
                 end
             catch ex
-                ex isa EOFError() || rethrow()
+                ex isa EOFError || rethrow()
                 return FDEvent()
             end
         else