1 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/zmq_connecter.cpp b/src/zmq_connecter.cpp
index 8f8fae2..cfca875 100644
--- a/src/zmq_connecter.cpp
+++ b/src/zmq_connecter.cpp
@@ -77,9 +77,14 @@ void zmq::zmq_connecter_t::out_event ()
         return;
     }
 
+    //  Choose I/O thread to run connecter in. Given that we are already
+    //  running in an I/O thread, there must be at least one available.
+    io_thread_t *io_thread = choose_io_thread (options.affinity);
+    zmq_assert (io_thread);
+
     //  Create an init object. 
-    zmq_init_t *init = new (std::nothrow) zmq_init_t (
-        choose_io_thread (options.affinity), NULL, session, fd, options);
+    zmq_init_t *init = new (std::nothrow) zmq_init_t (io_thread, NULL,
+        session, fd, options);
     zmq_assert (init);
     launch_sibling (init);