diff --git a/platform.d b/platform.d
index 56bb095..528fcc5 100644
--- a/platform.d
+++ b/platform.d
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ WatchDirectory(string dir, WatchType type, bool blocking = false)
 		fcntl(watcher.handle, F_SETFL, fcntl(watcher.handle, F_GETFL) | O_NONBLOCK);
 	}
 
-	watcher.dir_handle = inotify_add_watch(watcher.handle, dir.ptr, IN_CREATE|IN_DELETE|IN_DELETE_SELF|IN_MODIFY|IN_MOVE_SELF|IN_MOVED_FROM|IN_MOVED_TO|IN_ATTRIB|IN_EXCL_UNLINK);
+	watcher.dir_handle = inotify_add_watch(watcher.handle, dir.ptr, type);
 
 	return watcher;
 }