diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index f0aa93f157..c8caf483ad 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -93,15 +93,9 @@ matrix:
       rust: 1.13.0
       os: osx
 
-    # Testing beta on main targets
+    # Make sure stable is always working too
     - env: TARGET=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
-      rust: beta
-
-  allow_failures:
-    # We allow beta to fail here because a bug might crop up in rust that causes it. We will
-    # however be on the lookout for this and file those bugs with upstream.
-    - env: TARGET=x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
-      rust: beta
+      rust: stable
 
 before_install: set -e
 
diff --git a/src/sys/epoll.rs b/src/sys/epoll.rs
index 5ab766dcb9..5d63e82f6c 100644
--- a/src/sys/epoll.rs
+++ b/src/sys/epoll.rs
@@ -65,16 +65,6 @@ impl EpollEvent {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'a> Into<&'a mut EpollEvent> for Option<&'a mut EpollEvent> {
-    #[inline]
-    fn into(self) -> &'a mut EpollEvent {
-        match self {
-            Some(epoll_event) => epoll_event,
-            None => unsafe { &mut *ptr::null_mut::<EpollEvent>() }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
 #[inline]
 pub fn epoll_create() -> Result<RawFd> {
     let res = unsafe { libc::epoll_create(1024) };
@@ -91,13 +81,19 @@ pub fn epoll_create1(flags: EpollCreateFlags) -> Result<RawFd> {
 
 #[inline]
 pub fn epoll_ctl<'a, T>(epfd: RawFd, op: EpollOp, fd: RawFd, event: T) -> Result<()>
-    where T: Into<&'a mut EpollEvent>
+    where T: Into<Option<&'a mut EpollEvent>>
 {
-    let event: &mut EpollEvent = event.into();
-    if event as *const EpollEvent == ptr::null() && op != EpollOp::EpollCtlDel {
+    let mut event: Option<&mut EpollEvent> = event.into();
+    if event.is_none() && op != EpollOp::EpollCtlDel {
         Err(Error::Sys(Errno::EINVAL))
     } else {
-        let res = unsafe { libc::epoll_ctl(epfd, op as c_int, fd, &mut event.event) };
+        let res = unsafe {
+            if let Some(ref mut event) = event {
+                libc::epoll_ctl(epfd, op as c_int, fd, &mut event.event)
+            } else {
+                libc::epoll_ctl(epfd, op as c_int, fd, ptr::null_mut())
+            }
+        };
         Errno::result(res).map(drop)
     }
 }