diff --git a/platform/default/sqlite_cache.cpp b/platform/default/sqlite_cache.cpp
index 4450374a3..6ba21c281 100644
--- a/platform/default/sqlite_cache.cpp
+++ b/platform/default/sqlite_cache.cpp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ SQLiteCache::SQLiteCache(const std::string& path_)
 
 SQLiteCache::~SQLiteCache() = default;
 
-SQLiteCache::Impl::Impl(const std::string& path_)
+SQLiteCache::Impl::Impl(uv_loop_t*, const std::string& path_)
     : path(path_) {
 }
 
diff --git a/platform/default/sqlite_cache_impl.hpp b/platform/default/sqlite_cache_impl.hpp
index 2ebaa284a..e01400a58 100644
--- a/platform/default/sqlite_cache_impl.hpp
+++ b/platform/default/sqlite_cache_impl.hpp
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 #include <mbgl/storage/sqlite_cache.hpp>
 
+typedef struct uv_loop_s uv_loop_t;
+
 namespace mapbox {
 namespace sqlite {
 class Database;
@@ -14,7 +16,7 @@ namespace mbgl {
 
 class SQLiteCache::Impl {
 public:
-    Impl(const std::string &path = ":memory:");
+    Impl(uv_loop_t*, const std::string &path = ":memory:");
     ~Impl();
 
     std::unique_ptr<Response> get(const Resource&);
diff --git a/src/mbgl/storage/default_file_source.cpp b/src/mbgl/storage/default_file_source.cpp
index 7080809d7..8833f78fe 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/storage/default_file_source.cpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/storage/default_file_source.cpp
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ void DefaultFileSource::cancel(Request *req) {
 
 // ----- Impl -----
 
-DefaultFileSource::Impl::Impl(FileCache* cache_, const std::string& root)
+DefaultFileSource::Impl::Impl(uv_loop_t*, FileCache* cache_, const std::string& root)
     : cache(cache_), assetRoot(root.empty() ? platform::assetRoot() : root) {
 }
 
diff --git a/src/mbgl/storage/default_file_source_impl.hpp b/src/mbgl/storage/default_file_source_impl.hpp
index 1d4da0906..50935ea3d 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/storage/default_file_source_impl.hpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/storage/default_file_source_impl.hpp
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #include <set>
 #include <unordered_map>
 
+typedef struct uv_loop_s uv_loop_t;
+
 namespace mbgl {
 
 class RequestBase;
@@ -22,7 +24,7 @@ struct DefaultFileRequest {
 
 class DefaultFileSource::Impl {
 public:
-    Impl(FileCache*, const std::string& = "");
+    Impl(uv_loop_t*, FileCache*, const std::string& = "");
 
     void add(Request*, uv_loop_t*);
     void cancel(Request*);
diff --git a/src/mbgl/util/thread.hpp b/src/mbgl/util/thread.hpp
index 4831b9efc..956e7718d 100644
--- a/src/mbgl/util/thread.hpp
+++ b/src/mbgl/util/thread.hpp
@@ -96,12 +96,12 @@ Thread<Object>::Thread(const std::string& name, Args&&... args) {
 template <class Object>
 template <typename P, std::size_t... I>
 void Thread<Object>::run(P&& params, index_sequence<I...>) {
-    Object object_(std::get<I>(std::forward<P>(params))...);
-    object = &object_;
-
     RunLoop loop_;
     loop = &loop_;
 
+    Object object_(loop_.get(), std::get<I>(std::forward<P>(params))...);
+    object = &object_;
+
     running.set_value();
     loop_.run();