diff --git a/backends/libpurple/geventloop.cpp b/backends/libpurple/geventloop.cpp
index bccf4b38c15242db3f589dc21a7e231d0145dd88..7e299d7c0f6d295710bd0046acab1d24c06a3382 100644
--- a/backends/libpurple/geventloop.cpp
+++ b/backends/libpurple/geventloop.cpp
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static guint input_add(gint fd,
 	}
 
 #ifdef WIN32
-	channel = wpurple_g_io_channel_win32_new_socket(fd);
+	channel = wpurple_g_io_channel_win32_new_socket_wrapped(fd);
 #else
 	channel = g_io_channel_unix_new(fd);
 #endif