diff --git a/src/modules/event/wrap_Event.cpp b/src/modules/event/wrap_Event.cpp
index 051bc9e8b..d475281fd 100644
--- a/src/modules/event/wrap_Event.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/event/wrap_Event.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@
 
 #include "sdl/Event.h"
 
+// Shove the wrap_Event.lua code directly into a raw string literal.
+static const char event_lua[] =
+#include "wrap_Event.lua"
+;
+
 namespace love
 {
 namespace event
@@ -47,12 +52,6 @@ static int w_poll_i(lua_State *L)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int w_poll(lua_State *L)
-{
-	lua_pushcclosure(L, &w_poll_i, 0);
-	return 1;
-}
-
 int w_pump(lua_State *L)
 {
 	luax_catchexcept(L, [&]() { instance()->pump(); });
@@ -107,7 +106,7 @@ int w_quit(lua_State *L)
 static const luaL_Reg functions[] =
 {
 	{ "pump", w_pump },
-	{ "poll", w_poll },
+	{ "poll_i", w_poll_i },
 	{ "wait", w_wait },
 	{ "push", w_push },
 	{ "clear", w_clear },
@@ -134,6 +133,11 @@ extern "C" int luaopen_love_event(lua_State *L)
 
 	int ret = luax_register_module(L, w);
 
+	if (luaL_loadbuffer(L, (const char *)event_lua, sizeof(event_lua), "wrap_Event.lua") == 0)
+		lua_call(L, 0, 0);
+	else
+		lua_error(L);
+
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/event/wrap_Event.lua b/src/modules/event/wrap_Event.lua
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0e19e2984
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/event/wrap_Event.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+R"luastring"--(
+-- DO NOT REMOVE THE ABOVE LINE. It is used to load this file as a C++ string.
+-- There is a matching delimiter at the bottom of the file.
+
+--[[
+Copyright (c) 2006-2017 LOVE Development Team
+
+This software is provided 'as-is', without any express or implied
+warranty.  In no event will the authors be held liable for any damages
+arising from the use of this software.
+
+Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose,
+including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it
+freely, subject to the following restrictions:
+
+1. The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not
+claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software
+in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation would be
+appreciated but is not required.
+2. Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be
+misrepresented as being the original software.
+3. This notice may not be removed or altered from any source distribution.
+--]]
+
+function love.event.poll()
+	return love.event.poll_i
+end
+
+-- DO NOT REMOVE THE NEXT LINE. It is used to load this file as a C++ string.
+--)luastring"--"