1 files changed, 9 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/handle_wrap.cc b/src/handle_wrap.cc
index 140b8bad16..c1bdef9d54 100644
--- a/src/handle_wrap.cc
+++ b/src/handle_wrap.cc
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ Handle<Value> HandleWrap::Close(const Arguments& args) {
 
 HandleWrap::HandleWrap(Handle<Object> object, uv_handle_t* h) {
   handle__ = h;
-  h->data = this;
+  if (h) {
+    h->data = this;
+  }
 
   HandleScope scope;
   assert(object_.IsEmpty());
@@ -60,6 +62,12 @@ HandleWrap::HandleWrap(Handle<Object> object, uv_handle_t* h) {
 }
 
 
+void HandleWrap::SetHandle(uv_handle_t* h) {
+  handle__ = h;
+  h->data = this;
+}
+
+
 HandleWrap::~HandleWrap() {
   assert(object_.IsEmpty());
 }