diff --git a/src/platform/request.cpp b/src/platform/request.cpp
index b028d8322..82e80b9a7 100644
--- a/src/platform/request.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/request.cpp
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Request::Request(const std::string &url,
         // create an actual work request that is attached to the default loop.
         async = new uv_async_t();
         async->data = new std::unique_ptr<Response>();
-        uv_async_init(**loop, async, complete);
+        uv_async_init(**loop, async, &complete);
     }
 }