diff --git a/Lib/selectors.py b/Lib/selectors.py
index 2a0a44c..a3f2e78 100644
--- a/Lib/selectors.py
+++ b/Lib/selectors.py
@@ -549,11 +549,9 @@
         def select(self, timeout=None):
             timeout = None if timeout is None else max(timeout, 0)
             max_ev = len(self._fd_to_key)
+            kev_list = self._kqueue.control(None, max_ev, timeout)
+
             ready = []
-            try:
-                kev_list = self._kqueue.control(None, max_ev, timeout)
-            except InterruptedError:
-                return ready
             for kev in kev_list:
                 fd = kev.ident
                 flag = kev.filter
diff --git a/Lib/test/eintrdata/eintr_tester.py b/Lib/test/eintrdata/eintr_tester.py
index 0df9762..4e9b992 100644
--- a/Lib/test/eintrdata/eintr_tester.py
+++ b/Lib/test/eintrdata/eintr_tester.py
@@ -315,8 +315,8 @@
     def test_select(self):
         t0 = time.monotonic()
         select.select([], [], [], self.sleep_time)
-        self.stop_alarm()
         dt = time.monotonic() - t0
+        self.stop_alarm()
         self.assertGreaterEqual(dt, self.sleep_time)
 
     @unittest.skipUnless(hasattr(select, 'poll'), 'need select.poll')
@@ -325,8 +325,8 @@
 
         t0 = time.monotonic()
         poller.poll(self.sleep_time * 1e3)
-        self.stop_alarm()
         dt = time.monotonic() - t0
+        self.stop_alarm()
         self.assertGreaterEqual(dt, self.sleep_time)
 
     @unittest.skipUnless(hasattr(select, 'epoll'), 'need select.epoll')
@@ -336,8 +336,19 @@
 
         t0 = time.monotonic()
         poller.poll(self.sleep_time)
-        self.stop_alarm()
         dt = time.monotonic() - t0
+        self.stop_alarm()
+        self.assertGreaterEqual(dt, self.sleep_time)
+
+    @unittest.skipUnless(hasattr(select, 'kqueue'), 'need select.kqueue')
+    def test_kqueue(self):
+        kqueue = select.kqueue()
+        self.addCleanup(kqueue.close)
+
+        t0 = time.monotonic()
+        kqueue.control(None, 1, self.sleep_time)
+        dt = time.monotonic() - t0
+        self.stop_alarm()
         self.assertGreaterEqual(dt, self.sleep_time)