diff --git a/subprojects/gst-examples/webrtc/signalling/room-client.py b/subprojects/gst-examples/webrtc/signalling/room-client.py
index e82a3f242c..b779a19677 100755
--- a/subprojects/gst-examples/webrtc/signalling/room-client.py
+++ b/subprojects/gst-examples/webrtc/signalling/room-client.py
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ async def hello():
 print('Our uid is {!r}'.format(PEER_ID))
 
 try:
-    asyncio.get_event_loop().run_until_complete(hello())
+    asyncio.run(hello())
 except websockets.exceptions.InvalidHandshake:
     print('Invalid handshake: are you sure this is a websockets server?\n')
     raise
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-examples/webrtc/signalling/session-client.py b/subprojects/gst-examples/webrtc/signalling/session-client.py
index d7d0f3ed64..9df1d5fbc0 100755
--- a/subprojects/gst-examples/webrtc/signalling/session-client.py
+++ b/subprojects/gst-examples/webrtc/signalling/session-client.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ async def hello():
 print('Our uid is {!r}'.format(PEER_ID))
 
 try:
-    asyncio.get_event_loop().run_until_complete(hello())
+    asyncio.run(hello())
 except websockets.exceptions.InvalidHandshake:
     print('Invalid handshake: are you sure this is a websockets server?\n')
     raise