diff --git a/eventloop_unix.go b/eventloop_unix.go
index 1377c2258..db85174d0 100644
--- a/eventloop_unix.go
+++ b/eventloop_unix.go
@@ -132,6 +132,12 @@ func (el *eventloop) loopOpen(c *conn) error {
 }
 
 func (el *eventloop) loopRead(c *conn) error {
+	// If there is pending data in outbound buffer, then we should omit this readable event
+	// and prioritize the writable events to achieve a higher performance.
+	if !c.outboundBuffer.IsEmpty() {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	n, err := unix.Read(c.fd, el.packet)
 	if n == 0 || err != nil {
 		if err == unix.EAGAIN {
diff --git a/loop_linux.go b/loop_linux.go
index f794b43fb..a94bc1ceb 100644
--- a/loop_linux.go
+++ b/loop_linux.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (el *eventloop) handleEvent(fd int, ev uint32) error {
 				return err
 			}
 		}
-		if ev&netpoll.InEvents != 0 && c.outboundBuffer.IsEmpty() {
+		if ev&netpoll.InEvents != 0 {
 			return el.loopRead(c)
 		}
 		return nil
diff --git a/reactor_linux.go b/reactor_linux.go
index 78a1fc5cc..24ba2b433 100644
--- a/reactor_linux.go
+++ b/reactor_linux.go
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ func (svr *server) activateSubReactor(el *eventloop, lockOSThread bool) {
 					return err
 				}
 			}
-			if ev&netpoll.InEvents != 0 && c.outboundBuffer.IsEmpty() {
+			if ev&netpoll.InEvents != 0 {
 				return el.loopRead(c)
 			}
 		}