diff --git a/protocols/gossipsub/src/error.rs b/protocols/gossipsub/src/error.rs
index 2fbfe93ebaca..a6a961a62bb7 100644
--- a/protocols/gossipsub/src/error.rs
+++ b/protocols/gossipsub/src/error.rs
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ impl std::error::Error for ValidationError {}
 
 impl From<std::io::Error> for GossipsubHandlerError {
     fn from(error: std::io::Error) -> GossipsubHandlerError {
-        GossipsubHandlerError::Codec(prost_codec::Error::Io(error))
+        GossipsubHandlerError::Codec(prost_codec::Error::from(error))
     }
 }