diff --git a/src/common/io/compat.rs b/src/common/io/compat.rs
index 3320e4ff44..d026b6d38b 100644
--- a/src/common/io/compat.rs
+++ b/src/common/io/compat.rs
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ use std::task::{Context, Poll};
 #[derive(Debug)]
 pub(crate) struct Compat<T>(pub(crate) T);
 
-pub(crate) fn compat<T>(io: T) -> Compat<T> {
-    Compat(io)
-}
-
 impl<T> Compat<T> {
+    pub(crate) fn new(io: T) -> Self {
+        Compat(io)
+    }
+
     fn p(self: Pin<&mut Self>) -> Pin<&mut T> {
         // SAFETY: The simplest of projections. This is just
         // a wrapper, we don't do anything that would undo the projection.
diff --git a/src/common/io/mod.rs b/src/common/io/mod.rs
index 92f71c4ee6..98c297ca14 100644
--- a/src/common/io/mod.rs
+++ b/src/common/io/mod.rs
@@ -3,5 +3,5 @@ mod compat;
 mod rewind;
 
 #[cfg(all(any(feature = "client", feature = "server"), feature = "http2"))]
-pub(crate) use self::compat::{compat, Compat};
+pub(crate) use self::compat::Compat;
 pub(crate) use self::rewind::Rewind;
diff --git a/src/proto/h2/client.rs b/src/proto/h2/client.rs
index f25ce1a4e0..f5104f1f66 100644
--- a/src/proto/h2/client.rs
+++ b/src/proto/h2/client.rs
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ where
     B::Error: Into<Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>>,
 {
     let (h2_tx, mut conn) = new_builder(config)
-        .handshake::<_, SendBuf<B::Data>>(crate::common::io::compat(io))
+        .handshake::<_, SendBuf<B::Data>>(Compat::new(io))
         .await
         .map_err(crate::Error::new_h2)?;
 
diff --git a/src/proto/h2/server.rs b/src/proto/h2/server.rs
index 12103c3a58..a82e1c5e53 100644
--- a/src/proto/h2/server.rs
+++ b/src/proto/h2/server.rs
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ where
         if config.enable_connect_protocol {
             builder.enable_connect_protocol();
         }
-        let handshake = builder.handshake(crate::common::io::compat(io));
+        let handshake = builder.handshake(crate::common::io::Compat::new(io));
 
         let bdp = if config.adaptive_window {
             Some(config.initial_stream_window_size)