diff --git a/test/regress.c b/test/regress.c
index e9e23ce5..86b3d197 100644
--- a/test/regress.c
+++ b/test/regress.c
@@ -1430,11 +1430,21 @@ static void send_a_byte_cb(evutil_socket_t fd, short what, void *arg)
 	(void) fd; (void) what;
 	write(*sockp, "A", 1);
 }
+struct read_not_timeout_param
+{
+	struct event **ev;
+	int events;
+	int count;
+};
 static void read_not_timeout_cb(evutil_socket_t fd, short what, void *arg)
 {
-	int *intp = arg;
+	struct read_not_timeout_param *rntp = arg;
+	char c;
 	(void) fd; (void) what;
-	*intp |= what;
+	read(fd, &c, 1);
+	rntp->events |= what;
+	++rntp->count;
+	if(2 == rntp->count) event_del(rntp->ev[0]);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -1442,21 +1452,25 @@ test_event_remove_timeout(void *ptr)
 {
 	struct basic_test_data *data = ptr;
 	struct event_base *base = data->base;
-	struct event *ev[4];
-	int ev0_fired=0, ev1_fired=0;
+	struct event *ev[5];
+	int ev1_fired=0;
 	struct timeval ms25 = { 0, 25*1000 },
+		ms40 = { 0, 40*1000 },
 		ms75 = { 0, 75*1000 },
 		ms125 = { 0, 125*1000 };
+	struct read_not_timeout_param rntp = { ev, 0, 0 };
 
 	event_base_assert_ok_(base);
 
-	ev[0] = event_new(base, data->pair[0], EV_READ,
-	    read_not_timeout_cb, &ev0_fired);
+	ev[0] = event_new(base, data->pair[0], EV_READ|EV_PERSIST,
+	    read_not_timeout_cb, &rntp);
 	ev[1] = evtimer_new(base, incr_arg_cb, &ev1_fired);
 	ev[2] = evtimer_new(base, remove_timers_cb, ev);
 	ev[3] = evtimer_new(base, send_a_byte_cb, &data->pair[1]);
+	ev[4] = evtimer_new(base, send_a_byte_cb, &data->pair[1]);
 	tt_assert(base);
 	event_add(ev[2], &ms25); /* remove timers */
+	event_add(ev[4], &ms40); /* write to test if timer re-activates */
 	event_add(ev[0], &ms75); /* read */
 	event_add(ev[1], &ms75); /* timer */
 	event_add(ev[3], &ms125); /* timeout. */
@@ -1465,7 +1479,7 @@ test_event_remove_timeout(void *ptr)
 	event_base_dispatch(base);
 
 	tt_int_op(ev1_fired, ==, 0);
-	tt_int_op(ev0_fired, ==, EV_READ);
+	tt_int_op(rntp.events, ==, EV_READ);
 
 	event_base_assert_ok_(base);
 end:
@@ -1473,6 +1487,7 @@ end:
 	event_free(ev[1]);
 	event_free(ev[2]);
 	event_free(ev[3]);
+	event_free(ev[4]);
 }
 
 static void