diff --git a/src/utils/eloop.c b/src/utils/eloop.c
index 948b24262..56611351e 100644
--- a/src/utils/eloop.c
+++ b/src/utils/eloop.c
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@
 #include "list.h"
 #include "eloop.h"
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ELOOP_POLL
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <poll.h>
+#endif /* CONFIG_ELOOP_POLL */
+
 
 struct eloop_sock {
 	int sock;
@@ -51,6 +56,13 @@ struct eloop_sock_table {
 struct eloop_data {
 	int max_sock;
 
+	int count; /* sum of all table counts */
+#ifdef CONFIG_ELOOP_POLL
+	int max_pollfd_map; /* number of pollfds_map currently allocated */
+	int max_poll_fds; /* number of pollfds currently allocated */
+	struct pollfd *pollfds;
+	struct pollfd **pollfds_map;
+#endif /* CONFIG_ELOOP_POLL */
 	struct eloop_sock_table readers;
 	struct eloop_sock_table writers;
 	struct eloop_sock_table exceptions;
@@ -148,6 +160,26 @@ static int eloop_sock_table_add_sock(struct eloop_sock_table *table,
 	table->table = tmp;
 	if (sock > eloop.max_sock)
 		eloop.max_sock = sock;
+	eloop.count++;
+#ifdef CONFIG_ELOOP_POLL
+	if (eloop.max_sock >= eloop.max_pollfd_map) {
+		os_free(eloop.pollfds_map);
+		eloop.max_pollfd_map = eloop.max_sock + 50;
+		eloop.pollfds_map = os_zalloc(sizeof(struct pollfd *) *
+					      eloop.max_pollfd_map);
+		if (!eloop.pollfds_map)
+			eloop.max_pollfd_map = 0;
+	}
+
+	if (eloop.count > eloop.max_poll_fds) {
+		os_free(eloop.pollfds);
+		eloop.max_poll_fds = eloop.count + 50;
+		eloop.pollfds = os_zalloc(sizeof(struct pollfd) *
+					  eloop.max_poll_fds);
+		if (!eloop.pollfds)
+			eloop.max_poll_fds = 0;
+	}
+#endif /* CONFIG_ELOOP_POLL */
 	table->changed = 1;
 	eloop_trace_sock_add_ref(table);
 
@@ -176,11 +208,151 @@ static void eloop_sock_table_remove_sock(struct eloop_sock_table *table,
 			   sizeof(struct eloop_sock));
 	}
 	table->count--;
+	eloop.count--;
 	table->changed = 1;
 	eloop_trace_sock_add_ref(table);
 }
 
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ELOOP_POLL
+
+static struct pollfd * find_pollfd(struct pollfd **pollfds_map, int fd, int mx)
+{
+	if (fd < mx && fd >= 0)
+		return pollfds_map[fd];
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+
+static int eloop_sock_table_set_fds(struct eloop_sock_table *readers,
+				    struct eloop_sock_table *writers,
+				    struct eloop_sock_table *exceptions,
+				    struct pollfd *pollfds,
+				    struct pollfd **pollfds_map,
+				    int max_pollfd_map)
+{
+	int i;
+	int nxt = 0;
+	int fd;
+	struct pollfd *pfd;
+
+	/* Clear pollfd lookup map. It will be re-populated below. */
+	os_memset(pollfds_map, 0, sizeof(struct pollfd *) * max_pollfd_map);
+
+	if (readers && readers->table) {
+		for (i = 0; i < readers->count; i++) {
+			fd = readers->table[i].sock;
+			assert(fd >= 0 && fd < max_pollfd_map);
+			pollfds[nxt].fd = fd;
+			pollfds[nxt].events = POLLIN;
+			pollfds[nxt].revents = 0;
+			pollfds_map[fd] = &(pollfds[nxt]);
+			nxt++;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (writers && writers->table) {
+		for (i = 0; i < writers->count; i++) {
+			/*
+			 * See if we already added this descriptor, update it
+			 * if so.
+			 */
+			fd = writers->table[i].sock;
+			assert(fd >= 0 && fd < max_pollfd_map);
+			pfd = pollfds_map[fd];
+			if (!pfd) {
+				pfd = &(pollfds[nxt]);
+				pfd->events = 0;
+				pfd->fd = fd;
+				pollfds[i].revents = 0;
+				pollfds_map[fd] = pfd;
+				nxt++;
+			}
+			pfd->events |= POLLIN;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * Exceptions are always checked when using poll, but I suppose it's
+	 * possible that someone registered a socket *only* for exception
+	 * handling. Set the POLLIN bit in this case.
+	 */
+	if (exceptions && exceptions->table) {
+		for (i = 0; i < exceptions->count; i++) {
+			/*
+			 * See if we already added this descriptor, just use it
+			 * if so.
+			 */
+			fd = exceptions->table[i].sock;
+			assert(fd >= 0 && fd < max_pollfd_map);
+			pfd = pollfds_map[fd];
+			if (!pfd) {
+				pfd = &(pollfds[nxt]);
+				pfd->events = POLLIN;
+				pfd->fd = fd;
+				pollfds[i].revents = 0;
+				pollfds_map[fd] = pfd;
+				nxt++;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nxt;
+}
+
+
+static int eloop_sock_table_dispatch_table(struct eloop_sock_table *table,
+					   struct pollfd **pollfds_map,
+					   int max_pollfd_map,
+					   short int revents)
+{
+	int i;
+	struct pollfd *pfd;
+
+	if (!table || !table->table)
+		return 0;
+
+	table->changed = 0;
+	for (i = 0; i < table->count; i++) {
+		pfd = find_pollfd(pollfds_map, table->table[i].sock,
+				  max_pollfd_map);
+		if (!pfd)
+			continue;
+
+		if (!(pfd->revents & revents))
+			continue;
+
+		table->table[i].handler(table->table[i].sock,
+					table->table[i].eloop_data,
+					table->table[i].user_data);
+		if (table->changed)
+			return 1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+static void eloop_sock_table_dispatch(struct eloop_sock_table *readers,
+				      struct eloop_sock_table *writers,
+				      struct eloop_sock_table *exceptions,
+				      struct pollfd **pollfds_map,
+				      int max_pollfd_map)
+{
+	if (eloop_sock_table_dispatch_table(readers, pollfds_map,
+					    max_pollfd_map, POLLIN))
+		return; /* pollfds may be invalid at this point */
+
+	if (eloop_sock_table_dispatch_table(writers, pollfds_map,
+					    max_pollfd_map, POLLOUT))
+		return; /* pollfds may be invalid at this point */
+
+	eloop_sock_table_dispatch_table(exceptions, pollfds_map,
+					max_pollfd_map, POLLERR | POLLHUP);
+}
+
+#else /* CONFIG_ELOOP_POLL */
+
 static void eloop_sock_table_set_fds(struct eloop_sock_table *table,
 				     fd_set *fds)
 {
@@ -216,6 +388,8 @@ static void eloop_sock_table_dispatch(struct eloop_sock_table *table,
 	}
 }
 
+#endif /* CONFIG_ELOOP_POLL */
+
 
 static void eloop_sock_table_destroy(struct eloop_sock_table *table)
 {
@@ -496,16 +670,23 @@ int eloop_register_signal_reconfig(eloop_signal_handler handler,
 
 void eloop_run(void)
 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_ELOOP_POLL
+	int num_poll_fds;
+	int timeout_ms = 0;
+#else /* CONFIG_ELOOP_POLL */
 	fd_set *rfds, *wfds, *efds;
-	int res;
 	struct timeval _tv;
+#endif /* CONFIG_ELOOP_POLL */
+	int res;
 	struct os_time tv, now;
 
+#ifndef CONFIG_ELOOP_POLL
 	rfds = os_malloc(sizeof(*rfds));
 	wfds = os_malloc(sizeof(*wfds));
 	efds = os_malloc(sizeof(*efds));
 	if (rfds == NULL || wfds == NULL || efds == NULL)
 		goto out;
+#endif /* CONFIG_ELOOP_POLL */
 
 	while (!eloop.terminate &&
 	       (!dl_list_empty(&eloop.timeout) || eloop.readers.count > 0 ||
@@ -519,10 +700,27 @@ void eloop_run(void)
 				os_time_sub(&timeout->time, &now, &tv);
 			else
 				tv.sec = tv.usec = 0;
+#ifdef CONFIG_ELOOP_POLL
+			timeout_ms = tv.sec * 1000 + tv.usec / 1000;
+#else /* CONFIG_ELOOP_POLL */
 			_tv.tv_sec = tv.sec;
 			_tv.tv_usec = tv.usec;
+#endif /* CONFIG_ELOOP_POLL */
 		}
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ELOOP_POLL
+		num_poll_fds = eloop_sock_table_set_fds(
+			&eloop.readers, &eloop.writers, &eloop.exceptions,
+			eloop.pollfds, eloop.pollfds_map,
+			eloop.max_pollfd_map);
+		res = poll(eloop.pollfds, num_poll_fds,
+			   timeout ? timeout_ms : -1);
+
+		if (res < 0 && errno != EINTR && errno != 0) {
+			perror("poll");
+			goto out;
+		}
+#else /* CONFIG_ELOOP_POLL */
 		eloop_sock_table_set_fds(&eloop.readers, rfds);
 		eloop_sock_table_set_fds(&eloop.writers, wfds);
 		eloop_sock_table_set_fds(&eloop.exceptions, efds);
@@ -532,6 +730,7 @@ void eloop_run(void)
 			perror("select");
 			goto out;
 		}
+#endif /* CONFIG_ELOOP_POLL */
 		eloop_process_pending_signals();
 
 		/* check if some registered timeouts have occurred */
@@ -553,15 +752,24 @@ void eloop_run(void)
 		if (res <= 0)
 			continue;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ELOOP_POLL
+		eloop_sock_table_dispatch(&eloop.readers, &eloop.writers,
+					  &eloop.exceptions, eloop.pollfds_map,
+					  eloop.max_pollfd_map);
+#else /* CONFIG_ELOOP_POLL */
 		eloop_sock_table_dispatch(&eloop.readers, rfds);
 		eloop_sock_table_dispatch(&eloop.writers, wfds);
 		eloop_sock_table_dispatch(&eloop.exceptions, efds);
+#endif /* CONFIG_ELOOP_POLL */
 	}
 
 out:
+#ifndef CONFIG_ELOOP_POLL
 	os_free(rfds);
 	os_free(wfds);
 	os_free(efds);
+#endif /* CONFIG_ELOOP_POLL */
+	return;
 }
 
 
@@ -599,6 +807,11 @@ void eloop_destroy(void)
 	eloop_sock_table_destroy(&eloop.writers);
 	eloop_sock_table_destroy(&eloop.exceptions);
 	os_free(eloop.signals);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_ELOOP_POLL
+	os_free(eloop.pollfds);
+	os_free(eloop.pollfds_map);
+#endif /* CONFIG_ELOOP_POLL */
 }
 
 
@@ -610,6 +823,18 @@ int eloop_terminated(void)
 
 void eloop_wait_for_read_sock(int sock)
 {
+#ifdef CONFIG_ELOOP_POLL
+	struct pollfd pfd;
+
+	if (sock < 0)
+		return;
+
+	os_memset(&pfd, 0, sizeof(pfd));
+	pfd.fd = sock;
+	pfd.events = POLLIN;
+
+	poll(&pfd, 1, -1);
+#else /* CONFIG_ELOOP_POLL */
 	fd_set rfds;
 
 	if (sock < 0)
@@ -618,4 +843,5 @@ void eloop_wait_for_read_sock(int sock)
 	FD_ZERO(&rfds);
 	FD_SET(sock, &rfds);
 	select(sock + 1, &rfds, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+#endif /* CONFIG_ELOOP_POLL */
 }
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/Makefile b/wpa_supplicant/Makefile
index 5eef85560..03241c52e 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/Makefile
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/Makefile
@@ -108,6 +108,10 @@ endif
 OBJS += ../src/utils/$(CONFIG_ELOOP).o
 OBJS_c += ../src/utils/$(CONFIG_ELOOP).o
 
+ifdef CONFIG_ELOOP_POLL
+CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_ELOOP_POLL
+endif
+
 
 ifdef CONFIG_EAPOL_TEST
 CFLAGS += -Werror -DEAPOL_TEST
diff --git a/wpa_supplicant/defconfig b/wpa_supplicant/defconfig
index 3ca9bcb28..480bc64e6 100644
--- a/wpa_supplicant/defconfig
+++ b/wpa_supplicant/defconfig
@@ -306,6 +306,9 @@ CONFIG_BACKEND=file
 # eloop_none = Empty template
 #CONFIG_ELOOP=eloop
 
+# Should we use poll instead of select? Select is used by default.
+#CONFIG_ELOOP_POLL=y
+
 # Select layer 2 packet implementation
 # linux = Linux packet socket (default)
 # pcap = libpcap/libdnet/WinPcap