diff --git a/src/evdev/eventio_async.py b/src/evdev/eventio_async.py
index 4af1aab..11831f5 100644
--- a/src/evdev/eventio_async.py
+++ b/src/evdev/eventio_async.py
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def next_batch_ready(batch):
 
 class EventIO(eventio.EventIO):
     def _do_when_readable(self, callback):
-        loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+        loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
 
         def ready():
             loop.remove_reader(self.fileno())
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ def async_read_loop(self) -> ReadIterator:
 
     def close(self):
         try:
-            loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+            loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
             loop.remove_reader(self.fileno())
         except RuntimeError:
             # no event loop present, so there is nothing to