diff --git a/qrexec/Makefile b/qrexec/Makefile
index 890f2c5..537b4ed 100644
--- a/qrexec/Makefile
+++ b/qrexec/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@ all: qrexec-daemon qrexec-client
 qrexec-daemon: qrexec-daemon.o
 	$(CC) -pie -g -o qrexec-daemon qrexec-daemon.o $(LIBS)
 qrexec-client: qrexec-client.o
-	$(CC) -pie -g -o qrexec-client qrexec-client.o $(LIBS)
+	$(CC) -pie -g -o qrexec-client qrexec-client.o $(LIBS) -lpthread
 clean:
 	rm -f *.o *~ qrexec-daemon qrexec-client
diff --git a/qrexec/qrexec-client.c b/qrexec/qrexec-client.c
index b863a2d..fda292d 100644
--- a/qrexec/qrexec-client.c
+++ b/qrexec/qrexec-client.c
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/wait.h>
 #include <errno.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
 #include "qrexec.h"
 #include "libqrexec-utils.h"
 
@@ -225,30 +226,25 @@ void handle_daemon_only_until_writable(int s)
 	} while (!FD_ISSET(s, &wrset));
 }
 
+void *input_process_loop(void *arg) {
+	int s = *(int*)arg;
+	while (local_stdout_fd != -1)
+		handle_input(s);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+
 void select_loop(int s)
 {
-	fd_set select_set;
-	int max;
-	for (;;) {
-		handle_daemon_only_until_writable(s);
-		FD_ZERO(&select_set);
-		FD_SET(s, &select_set);
-		max = s;
-		if (local_stdout_fd != -1) {
-			FD_SET(local_stdout_fd, &select_set);
-			if (s < local_stdout_fd)
-				max = local_stdout_fd;
-		}
-		if (select(max + 1, &select_set, NULL, NULL, NULL) < 0) {
-			perror("select");
-			do_exit(1);
-		}
-		if (FD_ISSET(s, &select_set))
-			handle_daemon_data(s);
-		if (local_stdout_fd != -1
-		    && FD_ISSET(local_stdout_fd, &select_set))
-			handle_input(s);
+	pthread_t input_thread;
+	if (pthread_create(&input_thread, NULL, input_process_loop, &s) != 0) {
+		perror("pthread_create");
+		do_exit(1);
 	}
+	for (;;) {
+		handle_daemon_data(s);
+	}
+	pthread_join(input_thread, NULL);
 }
 
 void usage(const char *name)