diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index e189a6b6e..5a3da39db 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ver 0.21.4 (not yet released)
 * database
+  - inotify: fix crash bug "terminate called after throwing ..."
   - upnp: implement "list ... group"
 * output
   - httpd: declare protocol "HTTP/1.1" instead of "ICY"
diff --git a/src/db/update/InotifyQueue.cxx b/src/db/update/InotifyQueue.cxx
index 5ce9a2e02..5dd97690a 100644
--- a/src/db/update/InotifyQueue.cxx
+++ b/src/db/update/InotifyQueue.cxx
@@ -39,7 +39,15 @@ InotifyQueue::OnDelay() noexcept
 	while (!queue.empty()) {
 		const char *uri_utf8 = queue.front().c_str();
 
-		id = update.Enqueue(uri_utf8, false);
+		try {
+			id = update.Enqueue(uri_utf8, false);
+		} catch (...) {
+			FormatError(std::current_exception(),
+				    "Failed to enqueue '%s'", uri_utf8);
+			queue.pop_front();
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		if (id == 0) {
 			/* retry later */
 			delay_event.Schedule(INOTIFY_UPDATE_DELAY);