diff --git a/src/core/osmo_io.c b/src/core/osmo_io.c
index 9de9e2e..71249cf 100644
--- a/src/core/osmo_io.c
+++ b/src/core/osmo_io.c
@@ -781,7 +781,8 @@
 void osmo_iofd_notify_connected(struct osmo_io_fd *iofd)
 {
 	OSMO_ASSERT(iofd->mode == OSMO_IO_FD_MODE_READ_WRITE);
-	osmo_iofd_ops.write_enable(iofd);
+	OSMO_ASSERT(osmo_iofd_ops.notify_connected);
+	osmo_iofd_ops.notify_connected(iofd);
 }