diff -r b6896c389190 -r c49dcf00bee6 libpurple/protocols/irc/msgs.c
--- a/libpurple/protocols/irc/msgs.c	Sat Apr 23 05:05:15 2022 -0500
+++ b/libpurple/protocols/irc/msgs.c	Sat Apr 23 05:05:54 2022 -0500
@@ -1256,7 +1256,7 @@
 	char *buf;
 
 	buf = irc_format(irc, "v:", "PONG", args[0]);
-	irc_send(irc, buf);
+	irc_priority_send(irc, buf);
 	g_free(buf);
 }