diff --git a/src/sdeventplus/internal/sdevent.cpp b/src/sdeventplus/internal/sdevent.cpp
index 608dbcf..33e22aa 100644
--- a/src/sdeventplus/internal/sdevent.cpp
+++ b/src/sdeventplus/internal/sdevent.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 int SdEventImpl::sd_event_new(sd_event** event) const
 {
-    return ::sd_event_default(event);
+    return ::sd_event_new(event);
 }
 
 sd_event* SdEventImpl::sd_event_ref(sd_event* event) const