diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 8ac27d607..53a65a402 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -63,7 +63,12 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 # Check OS
-check_include_file("sys/eventfd.h" HAS_EVENTFD)
+# Use the switch NO_EVENTFD to deactivate eventfd usage indepentent of availability on OS
+if(NOT ${NO_EVENTFD} MATCHES "1")
+    check_include_file("sys/eventfd.h" HAS_EVENTFD)
+else()
+    set(HAS_EVENTFD 0)
+endif()
 check_include_file("semaphore.h" HAS_SEMAPHORE)
 check_include_file("sys/mman.h" HAS_MMAN)
 
diff --git a/lib/queue_signalled.c b/lib/queue_signalled.c
index cd9be6ecf..6728cf85c 100644
--- a/lib/queue_signalled.c
+++ b/lib/queue_signalled.c
@@ -47,8 +47,13 @@ int queue_signalled_init(struct queue_signalled *qs, size_t size, struct memory_
 #ifdef __linux__
 		if (flags & QUEUE_SIGNALLED_PROCESS_SHARED)
 			qs->mode = QUEUE_SIGNALLED_PTHREAD;
-		else
+		else {
+#ifdef HAS_EVENTFD
 			qs->mode = QUEUE_SIGNALLED_EVENTFD;
+#else
+			qs->mode = QUEUE_SIGNALLED_PTHREAD;
+#endif
+		}
 #elif defined(__APPLE__)
 		if (flags & QUEUE_SIGNALLED_PROCESS_SHARED)
 			qs->mode = QUEUE_SIGNALLED_PTHREAD;