diff --git a/basis/io/backend/unix/bsd/bsd.factor b/basis/io/backend/unix/bsd/bsd.factor
index e0a675a8fc..209d1ab1e0 100644
--- a/basis/io/backend/unix/bsd/bsd.factor
+++ b/basis/io/backend/unix/bsd/bsd.factor
@@ -7,7 +7,3 @@ IN: io.backend.unix.bsd
 
 M: bsd init-io ( -- )
     <kqueue-mx> mx set-global ;
-
-! M: bsd (monitor) ( path recursive? mailbox -- )
-!     swap [ "Recursive kqueue monitors not supported" throw ] when
-!     <vnode-monitor> ;
diff --git a/basis/io/backend/unix/multiplexers/select/select.factor b/basis/io/backend/unix/multiplexers/select/select.factor
index 5a3dab4dcc..2cf406a941 100644
--- a/basis/io/backend/unix/multiplexers/select/select.factor
+++ b/basis/io/backend/unix/multiplexers/select/select.factor
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ TUPLE: select-mx < mx read-fdset write-fdset ;
 
 M:: select-mx wait-for-events ( nanos mx -- )
     mx
-    [ init-fdsets nanos 1000 /i dup [ make-timeval ] when select multiplexer-error drop ]
+    [ init-fdsets nanos dup [ 1000 /i make-timeval ] when select multiplexer-error drop ]
     [ [ read-fdset/tasks ] keep [ input-available ] check-fdset ]
     [ [ write-fdset/tasks ] keep [ output-available ] check-fdset ]
     tri ;