diff --git a/src/emqttd_ws_client.erl b/src/emqttd_ws_client.erl
index c7cff7cea..b4c9d4fe9 100644
--- a/src/emqttd_ws_client.erl
+++ b/src/emqttd_ws_client.erl
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 
 %% @doc Start WebSocket Client.
 start_link(Env, WsPid, Req, ReplyChannel) ->
-    gen_server:start_link(?MODULE, [Env, WsPid, Req, ReplyChannel], []).
+    gen_server2:start_link(?MODULE, [Env, WsPid, Req, ReplyChannel], []).
 
 info(CPid) ->
     gen_server2:call(CPid, info).