diff --git a/ports/gonk/src/window.rs b/ports/gonk/src/window.rs
index 7fde69c5336..8f82d703884 100644
--- a/ports/gonk/src/window.rs
+++ b/ports/gonk/src/window.rs
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ impl Window {
     }
 
     pub fn wait_events(&self) -> WindowEvent {
-        self.event_recv.recv()
+        self.event_recv.recv().unwrap()
     }
 }