diff --git a/lib/event-libs/libev/libev.c b/lib/event-libs/libev/libev.c
index 9770cf1c2..f58b8f914 100644
--- a/lib/event-libs/libev/libev.c
+++ b/lib/event-libs/libev/libev.c
@@ -235,11 +235,8 @@ elops_destroy_pt_ev(struct lws_context *context, int tsi)
 	ev_timer_stop(pt->ev.io_loop, &pt->ev.hrtimer);
 	ev_idle_stop(pt->ev.io_loop, &pt->ev.idle);
 
-	if (!pt->event_loop_foreign) {
+	if (!pt->event_loop_foreign)
 		ev_signal_stop(pt->ev.io_loop, &pt->w_sigint.ev.watcher);
-
-		ev_loop_destroy(pt->ev.io_loop);
-	}
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/minimal-examples/http-server/minimal-http-server-eventlib-foreign/minimal-http-server-eventlib-foreign.c b/minimal-examples/http-server/minimal-http-server-eventlib-foreign/minimal-http-server-eventlib-foreign.c
index 4317e1484..332f08c5b 100644
--- a/minimal-examples/http-server/minimal-http-server-eventlib-foreign/minimal-http-server-eventlib-foreign.c
+++ b/minimal-examples/http-server/minimal-http-server-eventlib-foreign/minimal-http-server-eventlib-foreign.c
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ foreign_event_loop_cleanup_libev(void)
 	ev_timer_stop(loop_ev, &timer_outer_ev);
 	ev_signal_stop(loop_ev, &sighandler_ev);
 
-	ev_run(loop_ev, UV_RUN_DEFAULT);
+	ev_run(loop_ev, 0);
 	ev_loop_destroy(loop_ev);
 }