diff --git a/lib/cpp/src/thrift/async/TEvhttpClientChannel.cpp b/lib/cpp/src/thrift/async/TEvhttpClientChannel.cpp
index 74acfaa..6af8104 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/src/thrift/async/TEvhttpClientChannel.cpp
+++ b/lib/cpp/src/thrift/async/TEvhttpClientChannel.cpp
@@ -38,13 +38,14 @@
                                            const std::string& path,
                                            const char* address,
                                            int port,
-                                           struct event_base* eb)
+                                           struct event_base* eb,
+                                           struct evdns_base* dnsbase)
+
   : host_(host), path_(path), conn_(NULL) {
-  conn_ = evhttp_connection_new(address, port);
+  conn_ = evhttp_connection_base_new(eb, dnsbase, address, port);
   if (conn_ == NULL) {
     throw TException("evhttp_connection_new failed");
   }
-  evhttp_connection_set_base(conn_, eb);
 }
 
 TEvhttpClientChannel::~TEvhttpClientChannel() {
diff --git a/lib/cpp/src/thrift/async/TEvhttpClientChannel.h b/lib/cpp/src/thrift/async/TEvhttpClientChannel.h
index 9774952..3515ca2 100644
--- a/lib/cpp/src/thrift/async/TEvhttpClientChannel.h
+++ b/lib/cpp/src/thrift/async/TEvhttpClientChannel.h
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include <thrift/async/TAsyncChannel.h>
 
 struct event_base;
+struct evdns_base;
 struct evhttp_connection;
 struct evhttp_request;
 
@@ -50,7 +51,8 @@
                        const std::string& path,
                        const char* address,
                        int port,
-                       struct event_base* eb);
+                       struct event_base* eb,
+                       struct evdns_base *dnsbase = 0);
   ~TEvhttpClientChannel();
 
   virtual void sendAndRecvMessage(const VoidCallback& cob,