diff --git a/pharo-porting/changes_for_pharo.st b/pharo-porting/changes_for_pharo.st
index 03e369b..297e0d0 100644
--- a/pharo-porting/changes_for_pharo.st
+++ b/pharo-porting/changes_for_pharo.st
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ OsmoAppConnection extend [
     createConnection: aHostname port: aPort [
 	<category: 'pharo-porting'>
 	^(SocketStream openConnectionToHostNamed: aHostname port: aPort)
+	    binary;
 	    noTimeout;
 	    yourself
     ]