diff --git a/subprojects/gst-examples/webrtc/sendrecv/gst/webrtc_sendrecv.py b/subprojects/gst-examples/webrtc/sendrecv/gst/webrtc_sendrecv.py
index 9e33f885cf..e66fc1fe63 100644
--- a/subprojects/gst-examples/webrtc/sendrecv/gst/webrtc_sendrecv.py
+++ b/subprojects/gst-examples/webrtc/sendrecv/gst/webrtc_sendrecv.py
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     args = parser.parse_args()
     our_id = random.randrange(10, 10000)
     c = WebRTCClient(our_id, args.peerid, args.server)
-    loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+    loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
     loop.run_until_complete(c.connect())
     res = loop.run_until_complete(c.loop())
     sys.exit(res)