diff --git a/pkg/watch/mux.go b/pkg/watch/mux.go
index 0c87111ee16b9..2d40014fb5e75 100644
--- a/pkg/watch/mux.go
+++ b/pkg/watch/mux.go
@@ -56,9 +56,10 @@ func (m *Mux) Watch() Interface {
 	id := m.nextWatcher
 	m.nextWatcher++
 	w := &muxWatcher{
-		result: make(chan Event),
-		id:     id,
-		m:      m,
+		result:  make(chan Event),
+		stopped: make(chan struct{}),
+		id:      id,
+		m:       m,
 	}
 	m.watchers[id] = w
 	return w
@@ -119,15 +120,20 @@ func (m *Mux) distribute(event Event) {
 	m.lock.Lock()
 	defer m.lock.Unlock()
 	for _, w := range m.watchers {
-		w.result <- event
+		select {
+		case w.result <- event:
+		case <-w.stopped:
+		}
 	}
 }
 
 // muxWatcher handles a single watcher of a mux
 type muxWatcher struct {
-	result chan Event
-	id     int64
-	m      *Mux
+	result  chan Event
+	stopped chan struct{}
+	stop    sync.Once
+	id      int64
+	m       *Mux
 }
 
 // ResultChan returns a channel to use for waiting on events.
@@ -137,5 +143,8 @@ func (mw *muxWatcher) ResultChan() <-chan Event {
 
 // Stop stops watching and removes mw from its list.
 func (mw *muxWatcher) Stop() {
-	mw.m.stopWatching(mw.id)
+	mw.stop.Do(func() {
+		close(mw.stopped)
+		mw.m.stopWatching(mw.id)
+	})
 }