diff --git a/internal/uevent/action.go b/internal/uevent/action.go
index 4f1f4f79..3eeb4d7e 100644
--- a/internal/uevent/action.go
+++ b/internal/uevent/action.go
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ func (act KobjectAction) MarshalText() ([]byte, error) {
 // not yet supported by this package.
 type UnsupportedActionError string
 
+var _ Recoverable = UnsupportedActionError("")
+
+func (UnsupportedActionError) recoverable() {}
 func (e UnsupportedActionError) Error() string {
 	return "unsupported kobject_action " + strconv.Quote(string(e))
 }
diff --git a/internal/uevent/uevent.go b/internal/uevent/uevent.go
index 674938b1..a97423a8 100644
--- a/internal/uevent/uevent.go
+++ b/internal/uevent/uevent.go
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ import (
 	"hakurei.app/internal/netlink"
 )
 
+// Recoverable is satisfied by errors that are safe to recover from.
+type Recoverable interface{ recoverable() }
+
 // Conn represents a NETLINK_KOBJECT_UEVENT socket.
 type Conn struct{ conn *netlink.Conn }