diff --git a/null_writer.zig b/null_writer.zig
index 325213f28b1fd27b692f88554e339f21541b1fb5..6950efba0a952f3eb442efac5ef554d9f11307a1 100644
--- a/null_writer.zig
+++ b/null_writer.zig
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const sys = switch (builtin.target.os.tag) {
 };
 
 pub const NullWriter = struct {
-    const W = nio.Writable(@This(), ._var);
+    const W = nio.Writable(@This(), ._bare);
     pub const writeAll = W.writeAll;
     pub const writevAll = W.writevAll;
     pub const writeByteNTimes = W.writeByteNTimes;