diff --git a/src/Watcher.cc b/src/Watcher.cc
index 4c7e24e..d3eeba8 100644
--- a/src/Watcher.cc
+++ b/src/Watcher.cc
@@ -75,6 +75,23 @@ void Watcher::notify() {
   }
 }
 
+void Watcher::notify() {
+  {
+    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lk(mMutex);
+    mCond.notify_all();
+
+    if (mCallbacks.size() == 0 || mEvents.size() == 0) {
+      return;
+    }
+  }
+
+  // We must have released our lock before calling into the debouncer
+  // to avoid a deadlock: the debouncer thread itself will require 
+  // our lock from its thread when calling into `triggerCallbacks` 
+  // while holding its own debouncer lock.
+  mDebounce->trigger();
+}
+
 struct CallbackData {
   std::string error;
   std::vector<Event> events;