diff --git a/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_windows_events.py b/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_windows_events.py
index 05f8515..e201a06 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_windows_events.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_asyncio/test_windows_events.py
@@ -100,9 +100,11 @@
 
         clients = []
         for i in range(5):
-            stream_reader = asyncio.StreamReader(loop=self.loop)
+            stream_reader = asyncio.StreamReader(loop=self.loop,
+                                                 _asyncio_internal=True)
             protocol = asyncio.StreamReaderProtocol(stream_reader,
-                                                    loop=self.loop)
+                                                    loop=self.loop,
+                                                    _asyncio_internal=True)
             trans, proto = await self.loop.create_pipe_connection(
                 lambda: protocol, ADDRESS)
             self.assertIsInstance(trans, asyncio.Transport)