diff --git a/asyncio/funcs.py b/asyncio/funcs.py
index 61840d0..48d302d 100644
--- a/asyncio/funcs.py
+++ b/asyncio/funcs.py
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ def remove(t):
         pass
 
 
-def gather(*aws, return_exceptions=False):
+# CIRCUITPY-CHANGE: async
+async def gather(*aws, return_exceptions=False):
     # CIRCUITPY-CHANGE: doc
     """Run all *aws* awaitables concurrently. Any *aws* that are not tasks
     are promoted to tasks.