diff --git a/transport-native-epoll/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/epoll/AbstractEpollChannel.java b/transport-native-epoll/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/epoll/AbstractEpollChannel.java
index c991ce0f62..831f78f748 100644
--- a/transport-native-epoll/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/epoll/AbstractEpollChannel.java
+++ b/transport-native-epoll/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/epoll/AbstractEpollChannel.java
@@ -32,15 +32,16 @@ abstract class AbstractEpollChannel extends AbstractChannel {
     volatile int fd;
     int id;
 
-    AbstractEpollChannel(Channel parent, int fd, int flag) {
+    AbstractEpollChannel(int flag) {
+        this(null, socketFd(), flag, false);
+    }
+
+    AbstractEpollChannel(Channel parent, int fd, int flag, boolean active) {
         super(parent);
         this.fd = fd;
         readFlag = flag;
         flags |= flag;
-    }
-
-    AbstractEpollChannel(int flag) {
-        this(null, socketFd(), flag);
+        this.active = active;
     }
 
     private static int socketFd() {
diff --git a/transport-native-epoll/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/epoll/EpollSocketChannel.java b/transport-native-epoll/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/epoll/EpollSocketChannel.java
index 1eddf40ed9..ebba1bb381 100644
--- a/transport-native-epoll/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/epoll/EpollSocketChannel.java
+++ b/transport-native-epoll/src/main/java/io/netty/channel/epoll/EpollSocketChannel.java
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
  * maximal performance.
  */
 public final class EpollSocketChannel extends AbstractEpollChannel implements SocketChannel {
+
     private final EpollSocketChannelConfig config;
 
     /**
@@ -61,8 +62,7 @@ public final class EpollSocketChannel extends AbstractEpollChannel implements So
     private volatile boolean outputShutdown;
 
     EpollSocketChannel(Channel parent, int fd) {
-        super(parent, fd, Native.EPOLLIN);
-        active = true;
+        super(parent, fd, Native.EPOLLIN, true);
         config = new EpollSocketChannelConfig(this);
     }