diff --git a/src/net/tcp/listener.rs b/src/net/tcp/listener.rs
index 72c5d3a..09f5812 100644
--- a/src/net/tcp/listener.rs
+++ b/src/net/tcp/listener.rs
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@ impl TcpListener {
     ///
     /// [`local_addr`]: #method.local_addr
     pub async fn bind<A: ToSocketAddrs>(addrs: A) -> io::Result<TcpListener> {
+        once_cell::sync::Lazy::force(&crate::rt::RUNTIME);
+
         let mut last_err = None;
         let addrs = addrs.to_socket_addrs().await?;
 
@@ -200,6 +202,8 @@ impl<'a> Stream for Incoming<'a> {
 impl From<std::net::TcpListener> for TcpListener {
     /// Converts a `std::net::TcpListener` into its asynchronous equivalent.
     fn from(listener: std::net::TcpListener) -> TcpListener {
+        once_cell::sync::Lazy::force(&crate::rt::RUNTIME);
+
         TcpListener {
             watcher: Async::new(listener).expect("TcpListener is known to be good"),
         }
diff --git a/src/net/tcp/stream.rs b/src/net/tcp/stream.rs
index b854143..63232fa 100644
--- a/src/net/tcp/stream.rs
+++ b/src/net/tcp/stream.rs
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ impl TcpStream {
     /// # Ok(()) }) }
     /// ```
     pub async fn connect<A: ToSocketAddrs>(addrs: A) -> io::Result<TcpStream> {
+        once_cell::sync::Lazy::force(&crate::rt::RUNTIME);
+
         let mut last_err = None;
         let addrs = addrs.to_socket_addrs().await?;
 
@@ -356,6 +358,8 @@ impl Write for &TcpStream {
 impl From<std::net::TcpStream> for TcpStream {
     /// Converts a `std::net::TcpStream` into its asynchronous equivalent.
     fn from(stream: std::net::TcpStream) -> TcpStream {
+        once_cell::sync::Lazy::force(&crate::rt::RUNTIME);
+
         TcpStream {
             watcher: Arc::new(Async::new(stream).expect("TcpStream is known to be good")),
         }
diff --git a/src/net/udp/mod.rs b/src/net/udp/mod.rs
index 18f6fc7..d361a6f 100644
--- a/src/net/udp/mod.rs
+++ b/src/net/udp/mod.rs
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ impl UdpSocket {
     /// # Ok(()) }) }
     /// ```
     pub async fn bind<A: ToSocketAddrs>(addrs: A) -> io::Result<UdpSocket> {
+        once_cell::sync::Lazy::force(&crate::rt::RUNTIME);
+
         let mut last_err = None;
         let addrs = addrs.to_socket_addrs().await?;
 
@@ -479,6 +481,8 @@ impl UdpSocket {
 impl From<std::net::UdpSocket> for UdpSocket {
     /// Converts a `std::net::UdpSocket` into its asynchronous equivalent.
     fn from(socket: std::net::UdpSocket) -> UdpSocket {
+        once_cell::sync::Lazy::force(&crate::rt::RUNTIME);
+
         UdpSocket {
             watcher: Async::new(socket).expect("UdpSocket is known to be good"),
         }
diff --git a/src/os/unix/net/datagram.rs b/src/os/unix/net/datagram.rs
index 6a30b02..52c6b07 100644
--- a/src/os/unix/net/datagram.rs
+++ b/src/os/unix/net/datagram.rs
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ pub struct UnixDatagram {
 
 impl UnixDatagram {
     fn new(socket: StdUnixDatagram) -> UnixDatagram {
+        once_cell::sync::Lazy::force(&crate::rt::RUNTIME);
+
         UnixDatagram {
             watcher: Async::new(socket).expect("UnixDatagram is known to be good"),
         }
@@ -64,6 +66,8 @@ impl UnixDatagram {
     /// # Ok(()) }) }
     /// ```
     pub async fn bind<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> io::Result<UnixDatagram> {
+        once_cell::sync::Lazy::force(&crate::rt::RUNTIME);
+
         let path = path.as_ref().to_owned();
         let socket = Async::<StdUnixDatagram>::bind(path)?;
         Ok(UnixDatagram { watcher: socket })
@@ -305,6 +309,8 @@ impl fmt::Debug for UnixDatagram {
 impl From<StdUnixDatagram> for UnixDatagram {
     /// Converts a `std::os::unix::net::UnixDatagram` into its asynchronous equivalent.
     fn from(datagram: StdUnixDatagram) -> UnixDatagram {
+        once_cell::sync::Lazy::force(&crate::rt::RUNTIME);
+
         UnixDatagram {
             watcher: Async::new(datagram).expect("UnixDatagram is known to be good"),
         }
@@ -319,6 +325,8 @@ impl AsRawFd for UnixDatagram {
 
 impl FromRawFd for UnixDatagram {
     unsafe fn from_raw_fd(fd: RawFd) -> UnixDatagram {
+        once_cell::sync::Lazy::force(&crate::rt::RUNTIME);
+
         let raw = StdUnixDatagram::from_raw_fd(fd);
         let datagram = Async::<StdUnixDatagram>::new(raw).expect("invalid file descriptor");
         UnixDatagram { watcher: datagram }
diff --git a/src/os/unix/net/listener.rs b/src/os/unix/net/listener.rs
index ac03307..a63bd4b 100644
--- a/src/os/unix/net/listener.rs
+++ b/src/os/unix/net/listener.rs
@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ impl UnixListener {
     /// # Ok(()) }) }
     /// ```
     pub async fn bind<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> io::Result<UnixListener> {
+        once_cell::sync::Lazy::force(&crate::rt::RUNTIME);
+
         let path = path.as_ref().to_owned();
         let listener = Async::<StdUnixListener>::bind(path)?;
 
@@ -93,7 +95,12 @@ impl UnixListener {
     pub async fn accept(&self) -> io::Result<(UnixStream, SocketAddr)> {
         let (stream, addr) = self.watcher.accept().await?;
 
-        Ok((UnixStream { watcher: Arc::new(stream) }, addr))
+        Ok((
+            UnixStream {
+                watcher: Arc::new(stream),
+            },
+            addr,
+        ))
     }
 
     /// Returns a stream of incoming connections.
@@ -187,6 +194,8 @@ impl Stream for Incoming<'_> {
 impl From<StdUnixListener> for UnixListener {
     /// Converts a `std::os::unix::net::UnixListener` into its asynchronous equivalent.
     fn from(listener: StdUnixListener) -> UnixListener {
+        once_cell::sync::Lazy::force(&crate::rt::RUNTIME);
+
         UnixListener {
             watcher: Async::new(listener).expect("UnixListener is known to be good"),
         }
diff --git a/src/os/unix/net/stream.rs b/src/os/unix/net/stream.rs
index b1ba5bc..74bd6ae 100644
--- a/src/os/unix/net/stream.rs
+++ b/src/os/unix/net/stream.rs
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ impl UnixStream {
     /// # Ok(()) }) }
     /// ```
     pub async fn connect<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> io::Result<UnixStream> {
+        once_cell::sync::Lazy::force(&crate::rt::RUNTIME);
+
         let path = path.as_ref().to_owned();
         let stream = Arc::new(Async::<StdUnixStream>::connect(path).await?);
 
@@ -79,6 +81,8 @@ impl UnixStream {
     /// # Ok(()) }) }
     /// ```
     pub fn pair() -> io::Result<(UnixStream, UnixStream)> {
+        once_cell::sync::Lazy::force(&crate::rt::RUNTIME);
+
         let (a, b) = Async::<StdUnixStream>::pair()?;
         let a = UnixStream {
             watcher: Arc::new(a),
@@ -224,8 +228,12 @@ impl fmt::Debug for UnixStream {
 impl From<StdUnixStream> for UnixStream {
     /// Converts a `std::os::unix::net::UnixStream` into its asynchronous equivalent.
     fn from(stream: StdUnixStream) -> UnixStream {
+        once_cell::sync::Lazy::force(&crate::rt::RUNTIME);
+
         let stream = Async::new(stream).expect("UnixStream is known to be good");
-        UnixStream { watcher: Arc::new(stream) }
+        UnixStream {
+            watcher: Arc::new(stream),
+        }
     }
 }