diff --git a/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_windows_events.py b/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_windows_events.py
index 9b264a64b0a..f9b3dd1567b 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_windows_events.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_windows_events.py
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ def _test_pipe(self):
         clients = []
         for i in range(5):
             stream_reader = asyncio.StreamReader(loop=self.loop)
-            protocol = asyncio.StreamReaderProtocol(stream_reader)
+            protocol = asyncio.StreamReaderProtocol(stream_reader,
+                                                    loop=self.loop)
             trans, proto = yield from self.loop.create_pipe_connection(
                 lambda: protocol, ADDRESS)
             self.assertIsInstance(trans, asyncio.Transport)