diff --git a/src/Internal/EioPoll.php b/src/Internal/EioPoll.php
index 84bb1e4..25d4b86 100644
--- a/src/Internal/EioPoll.php
+++ b/src/Internal/EioPoll.php
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ final class EioPoll
         $this->driver = $driver;
 
         if (!self::$stream) {
+            if (\function_exists('eio_init')) {
+                \eio_init();
+            }
             self::$stream = \eio_get_event_stream();
         }