diff --git a/engines/e_afalg.c b/engines/e_afalg.c
index 7e682554ed..e6fa5472d3 100644
--- a/engines/e_afalg.c
+++ b/engines/e_afalg.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ static ossl_inline int io_setup(unsigned n, aio_context_t *ctx)
 
 static ossl_inline int eventfd(int n)
 {
-    return syscall(__NR_eventfd, n);
+    return syscall(__NR_eventfd2, n, 0);
 }
 
 static ossl_inline int io_destroy(aio_context_t ctx)