diff --git a/lib/guard/listeners/linux.rb b/lib/guard/listeners/linux.rb
index a01c5f5..362af1b 100644
--- a/lib/guard/listeners/linux.rb
+++ b/lib/guard/listeners/linux.rb
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ module Guard
 
     def on_change(&callback)
       @callback = callback
-      inotify.watch(Dir.pwd, :recursive, :attrib, :modify, :create) do |event|
+      inotify.watch(Dir.pwd, :recursive, :modify, :create, :delete, :move) do |event|
         unless event.name == "" # Event on root directory
           @files << event.absolute_name
         end
diff --git a/spec/guard/listeners/linux_spec.rb b/spec/guard/listeners/linux_spec.rb
index 25736db..d0f1858 100644
--- a/spec/guard/listeners/linux_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/guard/listeners/linux_spec.rb
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ describe Guard::Linux do
         file = @fixture_path.join("folder1/file1.txt")
         File.exists?(file).should be_true
         start
-        FileUtils.touch file
+        File.open(file, 'w') {|f| f.write('') }
         stop
         @results.should == ['spec/fixtures/folder1/file1.txt']
       end
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ describe Guard::Linux do
         File.exists?(file1).should be_true
         File.exists?(file2).should be_true
         start
-        FileUtils.touch file1
-        FileUtils.touch file2
+        File.open(file1, 'w') {|f| f.write('') }
+        File.open(file2, 'w') {|f| f.write('') }
         stop
         @results.should == ['spec/fixtures/folder1/file1.txt', 'spec/fixtures/folder1/folder2/file2.txt']
       end