1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/gv.c b/gv.c
index 475c225b22..3e428a7700 100644
--- a/gv.c
+++ b/gv.c
@@ -1354,9 +1354,7 @@ Perl_newIO(pTHX)
 {
     dVAR;
     GV *iogv;
-    IO * const io = (IO*)newSV(0);
-
-    sv_upgrade((SV *)io,SVt_PVIO);
+    IO * const io = (IO*)newSV_type(SVt_PVIO);
     /* This used to read SvREFCNT(io) = 1;
        It's not clear why the reference count needed an explicit reset. NWC
     */