diff --git a/core/native/src/main/scala/cats/effect/unsafe/EpollSystem.scala b/core/native/src/main/scala/cats/effect/unsafe/EpollSystem.scala
index 222b0d11a8..0e5762f7f9 100644
--- a/core/native/src/main/scala/cats/effect/unsafe/EpollSystem.scala
+++ b/core/native/src/main/scala/cats/effect/unsafe/EpollSystem.scala
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ object EpollSystem extends PollingSystem {
   import epoll._
   import epollImplicits._
 
-  private[this] final val MaxEvents = 64
+  private[this] final val MaxEvents = WorkStealingThreadPoolConstants.PollingTicks
 
   type Api = FileDescriptorPoller
 
diff --git a/core/native/src/main/scala/cats/effect/unsafe/KqueueSystem.scala b/core/native/src/main/scala/cats/effect/unsafe/KqueueSystem.scala
index 81bdd10400..796dfdbc7a 100644
--- a/core/native/src/main/scala/cats/effect/unsafe/KqueueSystem.scala
+++ b/core/native/src/main/scala/cats/effect/unsafe/KqueueSystem.scala
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ object KqueueSystem extends PollingSystem {
   import event._
   import eventImplicits._
 
-  private final val MaxEvents = 64
+  private final val MaxEvents = WorkStealingThreadPoolConstants.PollingTicks
 
   type Api = Kqueue