diff --git a/mlx/transforms.cpp b/mlx/transforms.cpp
index 3a02f39cb..2d9942eda 100644
--- a/mlx/transforms.cpp
+++ b/mlx/transforms.cpp
@@ -208,7 +208,9 @@ array eval_impl(std::vector<array> outputs, bool async) {
         // output arrays stream
         fences[it->second].wait(stream, in);
       } else if (in.event().valid()) {
-        if (in.event().stream() != stream) {
+        if (in.event().is_signaled()) {
+          in.detach_event();
+        } else if (in.event().stream() != stream) {
           // Use event to wait across async eval
           in.event().wait(stream);
         }
diff --git a/mlx/version.h b/mlx/version.h
index 45ccdf3a7..530d0620d 100644
--- a/mlx/version.h
+++ b/mlx/version.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 #define MLX_VERSION_MAJOR 0
 #define MLX_VERSION_MINOR 26
-#define MLX_VERSION_PATCH 0
+#define MLX_VERSION_PATCH 1
 #define MLX_VERSION_NUMERIC \
   (100000 * MLX_VERSION_MAJOR + 1000 * MLX_VERSION_MINOR + MLX_VERSION_PATCH)