--- EV/EV.xs	2009/07/19 21:59:55	1.132
+++ EV/EV.xs	2009/08/09 13:30:41	1.133
@@ -580,11 +580,18 @@
 ev_io *io (SV *fh, int events, SV *cb)
 	ALIAS:
         io_ns = 1
+        _ae_io = 2
 	CODE:
 {
 	int fd = s_fileno (fh, events & EV_WRITE);
         CHECK_FD (fh, fd);
 
+        if (ix == 2)
+          {
+            ix = 0;
+            events = events ? EV_WRITE : EV_READ;
+          }
+
         RETVAL = e_new (sizeof (ev_io), cb, default_loop_sv);
         RETVAL->fh = newSVsv (fh);
         ev_io_set (RETVAL, fd, events);