diff --git a/watch/inotify.go b/watch/inotify.go
index 4478f1e..948fee1 100644
--- a/watch/inotify.go
+++ b/watch/inotify.go
@@ -95,6 +95,15 @@ func (fw *InotifyFileWatcher) ChangeEvents(t *tomb.Tomb, pos int64) (*FileChange
 			}
 
 			switch {
+			//With an open fd, unlink(fd) - inotify returns IN_ATTRIB (==fsnotify.Chmod)
+			case evt.Op&fsnotify.Chmod == fsnotify.Chmod:
+				if _, err := os.Stat(fw.Filename); err != nil {
+					if ! os.IsNotExist(err) {
+						return
+					}
+				}
+				fallthrough
+
 			case evt.Op&fsnotify.Remove == fsnotify.Remove:
 				fallthrough