diff --git a/src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c b/src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c
index 0707e50..70e53b5 100644
--- a/src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c
@@ -3281,7 +3281,7 @@ static void wl_handle_inotify_events(void)
             }
             wPreferences.flags.noupdates = 1;
         }
-        if ((pevent->mask & IN_MODIFY) && oneShotFlag == 0) {
+        if ((pevent->mask & IN_CLOSE_WRITE) && oneShotFlag == 0) {
             wDefaultsCheckDomains(NULL);
             oneShotFlag = 1;
         }