diff --git a/AnyReadable.zig b/AnyReadable.zig
index 5ddaa53a11f0276ed97ae75531f38d0178a9039f..5d134427d13e8f0a74c6ca67b98c848f981704c5 100644
--- a/AnyReadable.zig
+++ b/AnyReadable.zig
@@ -13,3 +13,6 @@ pub usingnamespace nio.Readable(@This(), ._var);
 pub fn read(r: *AnyReadable, buffer: []u8) !usize {
     return r.vtable.read(r.state, buffer);
 }
+pub fn anyReadable(r: AnyReadable) AnyReadable {
+    return r;
+}