diff --git a/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_erlang_event/ei_helpers.c b/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_erlang_event/ei_helpers.c
index ee001fecfe..319cb55b81 100644
--- a/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_erlang_event/ei_helpers.c
+++ b/src/mod/event_handlers/mod_erlang_event/ei_helpers.c
@@ -74,7 +74,11 @@ void ei_link(listener_t *listener, erlang_pid *from, erlang_pid *to) {
 	/* sum:  542 */
 
 	switch_mutex_lock(listener->sock_mutex);
+#ifdef WIN32
+	ret = send(listener->sockfd, msgbuf, index, 0);
+#else
 	ret = write(listener->sockfd, msgbuf, index);
+#endif
 	switch_mutex_unlock(listener->sock_mutex);
 }