diff --git a/src/libstd/rt/uv/uvio.rs b/src/libstd/rt/uv/uvio.rs
index 65910e5ad086..e32718d47fed 100644
--- a/src/libstd/rt/uv/uvio.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/rt/uv/uvio.rs
@@ -719,7 +719,9 @@ impl RtioSocket for UvTcpAcceptor {
 
 impl RtioTcpAcceptor for UvTcpAcceptor {
     fn accept(&mut self) -> Result<~RtioTcpStreamObject, IoError> {
-        self.incoming.recv()
+        do self.home_for_io |self_| {
+            self_.incoming.recv()
+        }
     }
 
     fn accept_simultaneously(&mut self) -> Result<(), IoError> {