gistfile1.txt

diff --git a/src/spawn_sync.cc b/src/spawn_sync.cc
index 4876422..4d6cdf3 100644
--- a/src/spawn_sync.cc
+++ b/src/spawn_sync.cc
@@ -450,9 +450,10 @@ void SyncProcessRunner::TryInitializeAndRunLoop(Local<Value> options) {
   assert(lifecycle_ == kUninitialized);
   lifecycle_ = kInitialized;
 
-  uv_loop_ = uv_loop_new();
+  uv_loop_ = static_cast<uv_loop_t*>(malloc(sizeof *uv_loop_));
   if (uv_loop_ == NULL)
     return SetError(UV_ENOMEM);
+  uv_loop_init(uv_loop_);
 
   r = ParseOptions(options);
   if (r < 0)
@@ -515,7 +516,9 @@ void SyncProcessRunner::CloseHandlesAndDeleteLoop() {
     if (r < 0)
       abort();
 
-    uv_loop_delete(uv_loop_);
+    assert(uv_loop_close(uv_loop_) == 0);
+    free(uv_loop_);
+    uv_loop_ = NULL;
 
   } else {
     // If the loop doesn't exist, neither should any pipes or timers.