diff --git a/src/ircd.c b/src/ircd.c
index 2a6b3625..2d87e2d5 100644
--- a/src/ircd.c
+++ b/src/ircd.c
@@ -680,7 +680,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	eventAdd("check_rehash", check_rehash, NULL, 1);
 
 	if(splitmode)
-		check_splitmode_ev = eventAdd("check_splitmode", check_splitmode, NULL, 2);
+		check_splitmode_ev = rb_event_add("check_splitmode", check_splitmode, NULL, 2);
 
 	ServerRunning = 1;