diff --git a/src/libinput.c b/src/libinput.c
index 1019e3cc..d653f84b 100644
--- a/src/libinput.c
+++ b/src/libinput.c
@@ -560,7 +560,7 @@ libinput_dispatch(struct libinput *libinput)
 		free(source);
 	list_init(&libinput->source_destroy_list);
 
-	return libinput->events_count > 0 ? 0 : -EAGAIN;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/src/libinput.h b/src/libinput.h
index cd10b979..b92b2063 100644
--- a/src/libinput.h
+++ b/src/libinput.h
@@ -466,11 +466,11 @@ libinput_get_fd(struct libinput *libinput);
  * and processes them internally. Use libinput_get_event() to retrieve the
  * events.
  *
+ * Dispatching does not necessarily queue libinput events.
+ *
  * @param libinput A previously initialized libinput context
  *
  * @return 0 on success, or a negative errno on failure
- * @retval -EAGAIN libinput_dispatch completed successfully but no events
- * are ready to read with libinput_get_event()
  */
 int
 libinput_dispatch(struct libinput *libinput);