diff --git a/event-old.h b/event-old.h
index a41b33c..eef4df3 100644
--- a/event-old.h
+++ b/event-old.h
@@ -4,13 +4,17 @@
 typedef int evutil_socket_t;
   
 static inline struct event *event_new (struct event_base *base, int fd, int what, void(*callback)(int, short, void *), void *arg) {
-  struct event *ev = malloc (sizeof (*ec));
-  event_set (ev, base, fd, what, callback, arg);
+  struct event *ev = malloc (sizeof (*ev));  
+  event_set (ev, fd, what, callback, arg);
+  event_base_set (base, ev);
+  return ev;
 }
   
 static inline struct event *evtimer_new (struct event_base *base, void(*callback)(int, short, void *), void *arg) {
-  struct event *ev = malloc (sizeof (*ec));
-  evtimer_set (ev, base, callback, arg);
+  struct event *ev = malloc (sizeof (*ev));
+  event_set (ev, -1, 0, callback, arg);
+  event_base_set (base, ev);
+  return ev;
 }
 
 static void event_free (struct event *ev) {