diff --git a/docker/api/daemon.py b/docker/api/daemon.py
index d40631f5..03345849 100644
--- a/docker/api/daemon.py
+++ b/docker/api/daemon.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ class DaemonApiMixin(object):
         }
 
         return self._stream_helper(
-            self.get(self._url('/events'), params=params, stream=True),
+            self._get(self._url('/events'), params=params, stream=True),
             decode=decode
         )