diff --git a/dlls/ws2_32/socket.c b/dlls/ws2_32/socket.c
index 3d0c2deca35..b0c03d992d4 100644
--- a/dlls/ws2_32/socket.c
+++ b/dlls/ws2_32/socket.c
@@ -2516,6 +2516,17 @@ int WINAPI select( int count, fd_set *read_ptr, fd_set *write_ptr,
 
     TRACE( "read %p, write %p, except %p, timeout %p\n", read_ptr, write_ptr, except_ptr, timeout );
 
+    static int is_RCS = -1;
+    if (is_RCS < 0) {
+        is_RCS = GetModuleHandleA(NULL) == GetModuleHandleA("RiotClientServices.exe");
+    }
+    const struct timeval zero_tv = { 0, 1000 };
+    if (is_RCS && read_ptr && write_ptr && except_ptr && timeout && timeout->tv_sec == 1 && timeout->tv_usec == 0) {
+        if (read_ptr->fd_count >= 4 && read_ptr->fd_count <= 8 && write_ptr->fd_count == 0  && except_ptr->fd_count == 1) {
+            timeout = &zero_tv;
+        }
+    }
+
     if (!(sync_event = get_sync_event())) return -1;
 
     if (read_ptr) poll_count += read_ptr->fd_count;