diff --git a/src-self-hosted/main.zig b/src-self-hosted/main.zig
index d8d41aaff..d47918d6f 100644
--- a/src-self-hosted/main.zig
+++ b/src-self-hosted/main.zig
@@ -694,8 +694,8 @@ async fn asyncFmtMain(
     flags: *const Args,
     color: errmsg.Color,
 ) FmtError!void {
-    suspend |p| {
-        resume p;
+    suspend {
+        resume @handle();
     }
     // Things we need to make event-based:
     // * opening the file in the first place - the open()
diff --git a/std/event/fs.zig b/std/event/fs.zig
index 517f08db4..a54984963 100644
--- a/std/event/fs.zig
+++ b/std/event/fs.zig
@@ -78,14 +78,9 @@ pub const Request = struct {
 
 /// data - just the inner references - must live until pwritev promise completes.
 pub async fn pwritev(loop: *event.Loop, fd: os.FileHandle, offset: usize, data: []const []const u8) !void {
-    //const data_dupe = try mem.dupe(loop.allocator, []const u8, data);
-    //defer loop.allocator.free(data_dupe);
-
     // workaround for https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/1194
-    var my_handle: promise = undefined;
-    suspend |p| {
-        my_handle = p;
-        resume p;
+    suspend {
+        resume @handle();
     }
 
     const iovecs = try loop.allocator.alloc(os.linux.iovec_const, data.len);
@@ -114,13 +109,13 @@ pub async fn pwritev(loop: *event.Loop, fd: os.FileHandle, offset: usize, data:
                 .TickNode = event.Loop.NextTickNode{
                     .prev = undefined,
                     .next = undefined,
-                    .data = my_handle,
+                    .data = @handle(),
                 },
             },
         },
     };
 
-    suspend |_| {
+    suspend {
         loop.linuxFsRequest(&req_node);
     }
 
@@ -133,10 +128,8 @@ pub async fn preadv(loop: *event.Loop, fd: os.FileHandle, offset: usize, data: [
     //defer loop.allocator.free(data_dupe);
 
     // workaround for https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/1194
-    var my_handle: promise = undefined;
-    suspend |p| {
-        my_handle = p;
-        resume p;
+    suspend {
+        resume @handle();
     }
 
     const iovecs = try loop.allocator.alloc(os.linux.iovec, data.len);
@@ -165,13 +158,13 @@ pub async fn preadv(loop: *event.Loop, fd: os.FileHandle, offset: usize, data: [
                 .TickNode = event.Loop.NextTickNode{
                     .prev = undefined,
                     .next = undefined,
-                    .data = my_handle,
+                    .data = @handle(),
                 },
             },
         },
     };
 
-    suspend |_| {
+    suspend {
         loop.linuxFsRequest(&req_node);
     }
 
@@ -180,10 +173,8 @@ pub async fn preadv(loop: *event.Loop, fd: os.FileHandle, offset: usize, data: [
 
 pub async fn openRead(loop: *event.Loop, path: []const u8) os.File.OpenError!os.FileHandle {
     // workaround for https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/1194
-    var my_handle: promise = undefined;
-    suspend |p| {
-        my_handle = p;
-        resume p;
+    suspend {
+        resume @handle();
     }
 
     const path_with_null = try std.cstr.addNullByte(loop.allocator, path);
@@ -203,13 +194,13 @@ pub async fn openRead(loop: *event.Loop, path: []const u8) os.File.OpenError!os.
                 .TickNode = event.Loop.NextTickNode{
                     .prev = undefined,
                     .next = undefined,
-                    .data = my_handle,
+                    .data = @handle(),
                 },
             },
         },
     };
 
-    suspend |_| {
+    suspend {
         loop.linuxFsRequest(&req_node);
     }
 
@@ -223,10 +214,8 @@ pub async fn openReadWrite(
     mode: os.File.Mode,
 ) os.File.OpenError!os.FileHandle {
     // workaround for https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/1194
-    var my_handle: promise = undefined;
-    suspend |p| {
-        my_handle = p;
-        resume p;
+    suspend {
+        resume @handle();
     }
 
     const path_with_null = try std.cstr.addNullByte(loop.allocator, path);
@@ -247,13 +236,13 @@ pub async fn openReadWrite(
                 .TickNode = event.Loop.NextTickNode{
                     .prev = undefined,
                     .next = undefined,
-                    .data = my_handle,
+                    .data = @handle(),
                 },
             },
         },
     };
 
-    suspend |_| {
+    suspend {
         loop.linuxFsRequest(&req_node);
     }
 
@@ -311,10 +300,8 @@ pub async fn writeFile(loop: *event.Loop, path: []const u8, contents: []const u8
 /// contents must remain alive until writeFile completes.
 pub async fn writeFileMode(loop: *event.Loop, path: []const u8, contents: []const u8, mode: os.File.Mode) !void {
     // workaround for https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/1194
-    var my_handle: promise = undefined;
-    suspend |p| {
-        my_handle = p;
-        resume p;
+    suspend {
+        resume @handle();
     }
 
     const path_with_null = try std.cstr.addNullByte(loop.allocator, path);
@@ -336,13 +323,13 @@ pub async fn writeFileMode(loop: *event.Loop, path: []const u8, contents: []cons
                 .TickNode = event.Loop.NextTickNode{
                     .prev = undefined,
                     .next = undefined,
-                    .data = my_handle,
+                    .data = @handle(),
                 },
             },
         },
     };
 
-    suspend |_| {
+    suspend {
         loop.linuxFsRequest(&req_node);
     }
 
@@ -420,14 +407,12 @@ pub fn watchFile(loop: *event.Loop, file_path: []const u8) !*Watch {
 
 async fn watchEventPutter(inotify_fd: i32, wd: i32, channel: *event.Channel(Watch.Event), out_watch: **Watch) void {
     // TODO https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/1194
-    var my_handle: promise = undefined;
-    suspend |p| {
-        my_handle = p;
-        resume p;
+    suspend {
+        resume @handle();
     }
 
     var watch = Watch{
-        .putter = my_handle,
+        .putter = @handle(),
         .channel = channel,
     };
     out_watch.* = &watch;
diff --git a/std/event/lock.zig b/std/event/lock.zig
index db24d0737..2ee9dc981 100644
--- a/std/event/lock.zig
+++ b/std/event/lock.zig
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ pub const Lock = struct {
         var my_tick_node = Loop.NextTickNode.init(@handle());
 
         errdefer _ = self.queue.remove(&my_tick_node); // TODO test canceling an acquire
-        suspend |_| {
+        suspend {
             self.queue.put(&my_tick_node);
 
             // At this point, we are in the queue, so we might have already been resumed and this coroutine
diff --git a/std/event/rwlock.zig b/std/event/rwlock.zig
index cbcdff06a..0e2407bf3 100644
--- a/std/event/rwlock.zig
+++ b/std/event/rwlock.zig
@@ -97,10 +97,10 @@ pub const RwLock = struct {
     pub async fn acquireRead(self: *RwLock) HeldRead {
         _ = @atomicRmw(usize, &self.reader_lock_count, AtomicRmwOp.Add, 1, AtomicOrder.SeqCst);
 
-        suspend |handle| {
+        suspend {
             // TODO explicitly put this memory in the coroutine frame #1194
             var my_tick_node = Loop.NextTickNode{
-                .data = handle,
+                .data = @handle(),
                 .prev = undefined,
                 .next = undefined,
             };
@@ -130,10 +130,10 @@ pub const RwLock = struct {
     }
 
     pub async fn acquireWrite(self: *RwLock) HeldWrite {
-        suspend |handle| {
+        suspend {
             // TODO explicitly put this memory in the coroutine frame #1194
             var my_tick_node = Loop.NextTickNode{
-                .data = handle,
+                .data = @handle(),
                 .prev = undefined,
                 .next = undefined,
             };
@@ -231,8 +231,8 @@ test "std.event.RwLock" {
 
 async fn testLock(loop: *Loop, lock: *RwLock) void {
     // TODO explicitly put next tick node memory in the coroutine frame #1194
-    suspend |p| {
-        resume p;
+    suspend {
+        resume @handle();
     }
 
     var read_nodes: [100]Loop.NextTickNode = undefined;