In this paper, the passive event-triggered control problem for networked control systems with actuator faults is of concern. A sufficient condition is proposed by a Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional, under which such type continuous-time Networked control systems with actuator faults are asymptotically stable and passive. The designing method of controller is developed by using Wirtinger inequality and linear matrix inequalities (LMIs). The given strategy can reduce the number of transmissions, thus saving the communication resources. Finally, two numerical examples are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.INDEX TERMS Passive fault-tolerant control, Event-triggered approach, Networked control systems, Linear matrix inequalities (LMIs).