diff --git a/asgiref/timeout.py b/asgiref/timeout.py
index 65932d17..d3fbca8b 100644
--- a/asgiref/timeout.py
+++ b/asgiref/timeout.py
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def __init__(
     ) -> None:
         self._timeout = timeout
         if loop is None:
-            loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+            loop = asyncio.get_running_loop()
         self._loop = loop
         self._task = None  # type: Optional[asyncio.Task[Any]]
         self._cancelled = False