diff --git a/ipykernel/eventloops.py b/ipykernel/eventloops.py
index d79f7ee60..a767eb1a9 100644
--- a/ipykernel/eventloops.py
+++ b/ipykernel/eventloops.py
@@ -301,9 +301,9 @@ def _schedule_exit(delay):
     else:
         import asyncio
 
-        import nest_asyncio
+        import nest_asyncio2
 
-        nest_asyncio.apply()
+        nest_asyncio2.apply()
 
         # Tk uses milliseconds
         poll_interval = int(1000 * kernel._poll_interval)
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 12f1c9e3c..7552b738e 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "jupyter_client>=8.8.0",
     "jupyter_core>=5.1,!=6.0.*",
     # For tk event loop support only.
-    "nest_asyncio>=1.4",
+    "nest_asyncio2>=1.7.0",
     "tornado>=6.4.1",
     "matplotlib-inline>=0.1",
     'appnope>=0.1.2;platform_system=="Darwin"',