diff --git a/lib/POE/Wheel/ReadWrite.pm b/lib/POE/Wheel/ReadWrite.pm
index 581828bbf..f4411fa66 100644
--- a/lib/POE/Wheel/ReadWrite.pm
+++ b/lib/POE/Wheel/ReadWrite.pm
@@ -389,12 +389,12 @@ sub DESTROY {
   # Turn off the select.  This is a problem if a wheel is being
   # swapped, since it will turn off selects for the other wheel.
   if ($self->[HANDLE_INPUT]) {
-    $poe_kernel->select($self->[HANDLE_INPUT]);
+    $poe_kernel->select_read($self->[HANDLE_INPUT]);
     $self->[HANDLE_INPUT] = undef;
   }
 
   if ($self->[HANDLE_OUTPUT]) {
-    $poe_kernel->select($self->[HANDLE_OUTPUT]);
+    $poe_kernel->select_write($self->[HANDLE_OUTPUT]);
     $self->[HANDLE_OUTPUT] = undef;
   }