diff --git a/support/scripts/pkg-stats b/support/scripts/pkg-stats
index 7d9170e30f..d2d36257d9 100755
--- a/support/scripts/pkg-stats
+++ b/support/scripts/pkg-stats
@@ -1365,11 +1365,13 @@ def __main__():
         pkg.set_developers(developers)
     if "url" not in args.disable:
         print("Checking URL status")
-        loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+        loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+        asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
         loop.run_until_complete(check_package_urls(packages, verbose=args.verbose))
     if "upstream" not in args.disable:
         print("Getting latest versions ...")
-        loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+        loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+        asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
         loop.run_until_complete(check_package_latest_version(packages, verbose=args.verbose))
     if "cve" not in args.disable and args.nvd_path:
         print("Checking packages CVEs")