diff -r b8b3186aff95 -r 08733a7475df libpurple/protocols/irc/cmds.c
--- a/libpurple/protocols/irc/cmds.c	Sun Jun 23 17:32:51 2013 +0530
+++ b/libpurple/protocols/irc/cmds.c	Sun Jun 23 17:33:58 2013 +0530
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@
 	if (!args || !args[0])
 		return 0;
 
-	convo = purple_conversation_new(PURPLE_CONV_TYPE_IM, irc->account, args[0]);
+	convo = purple_im_conversation_new(irc->account, args[0]);
 	purple_conversation_present(convo);
 
 	if (args[1]) {