diff --git a/src/event/Loop.cxx b/src/event/Loop.cxx
index 23408784c..c50727c3a 100644
--- a/src/event/Loop.cxx
+++ b/src/event/Loop.cxx
@@ -56,9 +56,6 @@ EventLoop::EventLoop(
 	 alive(!_thread.IsNull())
 #endif
 {
-#ifdef HAVE_THREADED_EVENT_LOOP
-	wake_event.Open(wake_fd.GetSocket());
-#endif
 }
 
 EventLoop::~EventLoop() noexcept
diff --git a/src/event/Loop.hxx b/src/event/Loop.hxx
index 584dd17c3..5a936d03f 100644
--- a/src/event/Loop.hxx
+++ b/src/event/Loop.hxx
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class EventLoop final
 {
 #ifdef HAVE_THREADED_EVENT_LOOP
 	WakeFD wake_fd;
-	SocketEvent wake_event{*this, BIND_THIS_METHOD(OnSocketReady)};
+	SocketEvent wake_event{*this, BIND_THIS_METHOD(OnSocketReady), wake_fd.GetSocket()};
 #endif
 
 	struct TimerCompare {