diff --git a/watch/inotify.go b/watch/inotify.go
index 0676ac3..258e3ef 100644
--- a/watch/inotify.go
+++ b/watch/inotify.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func (fw *InotifyFileWatcher) ChangeEvents(t *tomb.Tomb, fi os.FileInfo) *FileCh
 		for {
 			prevSize := fw.Size
 
-			var evt *fsnotify.Event
+			var evt fsnotify.Event
 			var ok bool
 
 			select {
diff --git a/watch/inotify_tracker.go b/watch/inotify_tracker.go
index d47bc5d..07e7d7a 100644
--- a/watch/inotify_tracker.go
+++ b/watch/inotify_tracker.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 type InotifyTracker struct {
 	mux     sync.Mutex
 	watcher *fsnotify.Watcher
-	chans   map[string]chan *fsnotify.Event
+	chans   map[string]chan fsnotify.Event
 	done    map[string]chan bool
 	watch   chan *watchInfo
 	remove  chan string
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ var (
 	goRun = func() {
 		shared = &InotifyTracker{
 			mux:    sync.Mutex{},
-			chans:  make(map[string]chan *fsnotify.Event),
+			chans:  make(map[string]chan fsnotify.Event),
 			done:   make(map[string]chan bool),
 			watch:  make(chan *watchInfo),
 			remove: make(chan string),
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func RemoveWatch(fname string) {
 // Events returns a channel to which FileEvents corresponding to the input filename
 // will be sent. This channel will be closed when removeWatch is called on this
 // filename.
-func Events(fname string) chan *fsnotify.Event {
+func Events(fname string) chan fsnotify.Event {
 	shared.mux.Lock()
 	defer shared.mux.Unlock()
 
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func (shared *InotifyTracker) addWatch(fname string) error {
 	defer shared.mux.Unlock()
 
 	if shared.chans[fname] == nil {
-		shared.chans[fname] = make(chan *fsnotify.Event)
+		shared.chans[fname] = make(chan fsnotify.Event)
 		shared.done[fname] = make(chan bool)
 	}
 	return shared.watcher.Add(fname)
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func (shared *InotifyTracker) removeWatch(fname string) {
 }
 
 // sendEvent sends the input event to the appropriate Tail.
-func (shared *InotifyTracker) sendEvent(event *fsnotify.Event) {
+func (shared *InotifyTracker) sendEvent(event fsnotify.Event) {
 	shared.mux.Lock()
 	ch := shared.chans[event.Name]
 	done := shared.done[event.Name]
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func (shared *InotifyTracker) run() {
 			if !open {
 				return
 			}
-			shared.sendEvent(&event)
+			shared.sendEvent(event)
 
 		case err, open := <-shared.watcher.Errors:
 			if !open {