diff --git a/net/slirp.c b/net/slirp.c
index a7c35778a6..c33b3e02e7 100644
--- a/net/slirp.c
+++ b/net/slirp.c
@@ -251,16 +251,20 @@ static void net_slirp_register_poll_fd(int fd, void *opaque)
 #ifdef WIN32
     AioContext *ctxt = qemu_get_aio_context();
 
-    qemu_socket_select(fd, event_notifier_get_handle(&ctxt->notifier),
+    if (WSAEventSelect(fd, event_notifier_get_handle(&ctxt->notifier),
                        FD_READ | FD_ACCEPT | FD_CLOSE |
-                       FD_CONNECT | FD_WRITE | FD_OOB, NULL);
+                       FD_CONNECT | FD_WRITE | FD_OOB) != 0) {
+        error_setg_win32(&error_warn, WSAGetLastError(), "failed to WSAEventSelect()");
+    }
 #endif
 }
 
 static void net_slirp_unregister_poll_fd(int fd, void *opaque)
 {
 #ifdef WIN32
-    qemu_socket_unselect(fd, NULL);
+    if (WSAEventSelect(fd, NULL, 0) != 0) {
+        error_setg_win32(&error_warn, WSAGetLastError(), "failed to WSAEventSelect()");
+    }
 #endif
 }