diff --git a/lib/wire/router.js b/lib/wire/router.js
index 926adfe7..7805fdd2 100644
--- a/lib/wire/router.js
+++ b/lib/wire/router.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter
+var EventEmitter = require('eventemitter3').EventEmitter
 var util = require('util')
 
 var wire = require('./')