diff --git a/config.h.in b/config.h.in
index a753380..9c1f275 100644
--- a/config.h.in
+++ b/config.h.in
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 /* config.h.in.  Generated from configure.ac by autoheader.  */
 
+/* Use libevent v1 */
+#undef EVENT_V1
+
+/* Use libevent v2 */
+#undef EVENT_V2
+
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `alarm' function. */
 #undef HAVE_ALARM
 
@@ -24,9 +30,6 @@
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `config' library (-lconfig). */
 #undef HAVE_LIBCONFIG
 
-/* Define to 1 if you have the `edit' library (-ledit). */
-#undef HAVE_LIBEDIT
-
 /* Define to 1 if you have the `event' library (-levent). */
 #undef HAVE_LIBEVENT
 
@@ -143,12 +146,6 @@
 /* Use custom prog name */
 #undef PROG_NAME
 
-/* Use libedit */
-#undef READLINE_EDIT
-
-/* Use gnu libreadline */
-#undef READLINE_GNU
-
 /* Define to 1 if you have the ANSI C header files. */
 #undef STDC_HEADERS
 
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 1393f6e..522bc71 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -634,13 +634,13 @@ LUA_PLATFORM
 LUA_SHORT_VERSION
 LUA_VERSION
 LUA
-EGREP
-GREP
-CPP
 OPENSSL_LDFLAGS
 OPENSSL_LIBS
 OPENSSL_INCLUDES
 PKG_CONFIG
+EGREP
+GREP
+CPP
 OBJEXT
 EXEEXT
 ac_ct_CC
@@ -3535,162 +3535,8 @@ else
   as_fn_error $? "no libevent found" "$LINENO" 5
 fi
 
-EXTRA_LIBS=""
-
-#     OPENSSL_INCLUDES to the include directives required
-#     OPENSSL_LIBS to the -l directives required
-#     OPENSSL_LDFLAGS to the -L or -R flags required
-
-
-    found=false
-
-# Check whether --with-openssl was given.
-if test "${with_openssl+set}" = set; then :
-  withval=$with_openssl;
-            case "$withval" in
-            "" | y | ye | yes | n | no)
-            as_fn_error $? "Invalid --with-openssl value" "$LINENO" 5
-              ;;
-            *) ssldirs="$withval"
-              ;;
-            esac
-
-else
-
-            # if pkg-config is installed and openssl has installed a .pc file,
-            # then use that information and don't search ssldirs
-            # Extract the first word of "pkg-config", so it can be a program name with args.
-set dummy pkg-config; ac_word=$2
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_path_PKG_CONFIG+:} false; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
-  case $PKG_CONFIG in
-  [\\/]* | ?:[\\/]*)
-  ac_cv_path_PKG_CONFIG="$PKG_CONFIG" # Let the user override the test with a path.
-  ;;
-  *)
-  as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
-for as_dir in $PATH
-do
-  IFS=$as_save_IFS
-  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
-    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
-  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
-    ac_cv_path_PKG_CONFIG="$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"
-    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
-    break 2
-  fi
-done
-  done
-IFS=$as_save_IFS
-
-  ;;
-esac
-fi
-PKG_CONFIG=$ac_cv_path_PKG_CONFIG
-if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $PKG_CONFIG" >&5
-$as_echo "$PKG_CONFIG" >&6; }
-else
-  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-fi
-
-
-            if test x"$PKG_CONFIG" != x""; then
-                OPENSSL_LDFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG openssl --libs-only-L 2>/dev/null`
-                if test $? = 0; then
-                    OPENSSL_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG openssl --libs-only-l 2>/dev/null`
-                    OPENSSL_INCLUDES=`$PKG_CONFIG openssl --cflags-only-I 2>/dev/null`
-                    found=true
-                fi
-            fi
-
-            # no such luck; use some default ssldirs
-            if ! $found; then
-                ssldirs="/usr/local/ssl /usr/lib/ssl /usr/ssl /usr/pkg /usr/local /usr"
-            fi
-
-
-fi
-
-
-
-    # note that we #include <openssl/foo.h>, so the OpenSSL headers have to be in
-    # an 'openssl' subdirectory
-
-    if ! $found; then
-        OPENSSL_INCLUDES=
-        for ssldir in $ssldirs; do
-            { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for openssl/ssl.h in $ssldir" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for openssl/ssl.h in $ssldir... " >&6; }
-            if test -f "$ssldir/include/openssl/ssl.h"; then
-                OPENSSL_INCLUDES="-I$ssldir/include"
-                OPENSSL_LDFLAGS="-L$ssldir/lib"
-                OPENSSL_LIBS="-lssl -lcrypto"
-                found=true
-                { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
-$as_echo "yes" >&6; }
-                break
-            else
-                { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-            fi
-        done
-
-        # if the file wasn't found, well, go ahead and try the link anyway -- maybe
-        # it will just work!
-    fi
-
-    # try the preprocessor and linker with our new flags,
-    # being careful not to pollute the global LIBS, LDFLAGS, and CPPFLAGS
-
-    { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether compiling and linking against OpenSSL works" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking whether compiling and linking against OpenSSL works... " >&6; }
-    echo "Trying link with OPENSSL_LDFLAGS=$OPENSSL_LDFLAGS;" \
-        "OPENSSL_LIBS=$OPENSSL_LIBS; OPENSSL_INCLUDES=$OPENSSL_INCLUDES" >&5
-
-    save_LIBS="$LIBS"
-    save_LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"
-    save_CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS"
-    LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $OPENSSL_LDFLAGS"
-    LIBS="$OPENSSL_LIBS $LIBS"
-    CPPFLAGS="$OPENSSL_INCLUDES $CPPFLAGS"
-    cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-#include <openssl/ssl.h>
-int
-main ()
-{
-SSL_new(NULL)
-  ;
-  return 0;
-}
-_ACEOF
-if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
-
-            { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
-$as_echo "yes" >&6; }
-
-
-else
-
-            { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
-$as_echo "no" >&6; }
-            as_fn_error $? "No openssl found" "$LINENO" 5
-
-fi
-rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
-    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
-    CPPFLAGS="$save_CPPFLAGS"
-    LDFLAGS="$save_LDFLAGS"
-    LIBS="$save_LIBS"
-
-
-
 
+EVENT_VER=""
 
 ac_ext=c
 ac_cpp='$CPP $CPPFLAGS'
@@ -4089,6 +3935,185 @@ fi
 done
 
 
+ac_fn_c_check_header_mongrel "$LINENO" "event2/event.h" "ac_cv_header_event2_event_h" "$ac_includes_default"
+if test "x$ac_cv_header_event2_event_h" = xyes; then :
+
+$as_echo "#define EVENT_V2 1" >>confdefs.h
+
+else
+
+  ac_fn_c_check_header_mongrel "$LINENO" "event.h" "ac_cv_header_event_h" "$ac_includes_default"
+if test "x$ac_cv_header_event_h" = xyes; then :
+
+$as_echo "#define EVENT_V1 1" >>confdefs.h
+
+else
+  as_fn_error $? "no libevent found" "$LINENO" 5
+fi
+
+
+
+fi
+
+
+
+EXTRA_LIBS=""
+
+#     OPENSSL_INCLUDES to the include directives required
+#     OPENSSL_LIBS to the -l directives required
+#     OPENSSL_LDFLAGS to the -L or -R flags required
+
+
+    found=false
+
+# Check whether --with-openssl was given.
+if test "${with_openssl+set}" = set; then :
+  withval=$with_openssl;
+            case "$withval" in
+            "" | y | ye | yes | n | no)
+            as_fn_error $? "Invalid --with-openssl value" "$LINENO" 5
+              ;;
+            *) ssldirs="$withval"
+              ;;
+            esac
+
+else
+
+            # if pkg-config is installed and openssl has installed a .pc file,
+            # then use that information and don't search ssldirs
+            # Extract the first word of "pkg-config", so it can be a program name with args.
+set dummy pkg-config; ac_word=$2
+{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for $ac_word" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for $ac_word... " >&6; }
+if ${ac_cv_path_PKG_CONFIG+:} false; then :
+  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
+else
+  case $PKG_CONFIG in
+  [\\/]* | ?:[\\/]*)
+  ac_cv_path_PKG_CONFIG="$PKG_CONFIG" # Let the user override the test with a path.
+  ;;
+  *)
+  as_save_IFS=$IFS; IFS=$PATH_SEPARATOR
+for as_dir in $PATH
+do
+  IFS=$as_save_IFS
+  test -z "$as_dir" && as_dir=.
+    for ac_exec_ext in '' $ac_executable_extensions; do
+  if as_fn_executable_p "$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"; then
+    ac_cv_path_PKG_CONFIG="$as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext"
+    $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: found $as_dir/$ac_word$ac_exec_ext" >&5
+    break 2
+  fi
+done
+  done
+IFS=$as_save_IFS
+
+  ;;
+esac
+fi
+PKG_CONFIG=$ac_cv_path_PKG_CONFIG
+if test -n "$PKG_CONFIG"; then
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $PKG_CONFIG" >&5
+$as_echo "$PKG_CONFIG" >&6; }
+else
+  { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+fi
+
+
+            if test x"$PKG_CONFIG" != x""; then
+                OPENSSL_LDFLAGS=`$PKG_CONFIG openssl --libs-only-L 2>/dev/null`
+                if test $? = 0; then
+                    OPENSSL_LIBS=`$PKG_CONFIG openssl --libs-only-l 2>/dev/null`
+                    OPENSSL_INCLUDES=`$PKG_CONFIG openssl --cflags-only-I 2>/dev/null`
+                    found=true
+                fi
+            fi
+
+            # no such luck; use some default ssldirs
+            if ! $found; then
+                ssldirs="/usr/local/ssl /usr/lib/ssl /usr/ssl /usr/pkg /usr/local /usr"
+            fi
+
+
+fi
+
+
+
+    # note that we #include <openssl/foo.h>, so the OpenSSL headers have to be in
+    # an 'openssl' subdirectory
+
+    if ! $found; then
+        OPENSSL_INCLUDES=
+        for ssldir in $ssldirs; do
+            { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for openssl/ssl.h in $ssldir" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking for openssl/ssl.h in $ssldir... " >&6; }
+            if test -f "$ssldir/include/openssl/ssl.h"; then
+                OPENSSL_INCLUDES="-I$ssldir/include"
+                OPENSSL_LDFLAGS="-L$ssldir/lib"
+                OPENSSL_LIBS="-lssl -lcrypto"
+                found=true
+                { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
+$as_echo "yes" >&6; }
+                break
+            else
+                { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+            fi
+        done
+
+        # if the file wasn't found, well, go ahead and try the link anyway -- maybe
+        # it will just work!
+    fi
+
+    # try the preprocessor and linker with our new flags,
+    # being careful not to pollute the global LIBS, LDFLAGS, and CPPFLAGS
+
+    { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking whether compiling and linking against OpenSSL works" >&5
+$as_echo_n "checking whether compiling and linking against OpenSSL works... " >&6; }
+    echo "Trying link with OPENSSL_LDFLAGS=$OPENSSL_LDFLAGS;" \
+        "OPENSSL_LIBS=$OPENSSL_LIBS; OPENSSL_INCLUDES=$OPENSSL_INCLUDES" >&5
+
+    save_LIBS="$LIBS"
+    save_LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS"
+    save_CPPFLAGS="$CPPFLAGS"
+    LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS $OPENSSL_LDFLAGS"
+    LIBS="$OPENSSL_LIBS $LIBS"
+    CPPFLAGS="$OPENSSL_INCLUDES $CPPFLAGS"
+    cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
+/* end confdefs.h.  */
+#include <openssl/ssl.h>
+int
+main ()
+{
+SSL_new(NULL)
+  ;
+  return 0;
+}
+_ACEOF
+if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
+
+            { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: yes" >&5
+$as_echo "yes" >&6; }
+
+
+else
+
+            { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: no" >&5
+$as_echo "no" >&6; }
+            as_fn_error $? "No openssl found" "$LINENO" 5
+
+fi
+rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
+    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
+    CPPFLAGS="$save_CPPFLAGS"
+    LDFLAGS="$save_LDFLAGS"
+    LIBS="$save_LIBS"
+
+
+
+
+
 #
 # Handle user hints
 #
@@ -4260,121 +4285,9 @@ fi
 { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_lib_readline_rl_save_prompt" >&5
 $as_echo "$ac_cv_lib_readline_rl_save_prompt" >&6; }
 if test "x$ac_cv_lib_readline_rl_save_prompt" = xyes; then :
-
-
-$as_echo "#define READLINE_GNU 1" >>confdefs.h
-
-     EXTRA_LIBS="${EXTRA_LIBS} -lreadline" ;
-
+   EXTRA_LIBS="${EXTRA_LIBS} -lreadline" ;
 else
-
-    { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for library containing tgetnum" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for library containing tgetnum... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_search_tgetnum+:} false; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
-  ac_func_search_save_LIBS=$LIBS
-cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-
-/* Override any GCC internal prototype to avoid an error.
-   Use char because int might match the return type of a GCC
-   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C"
-#endif
-char tgetnum ();
-int
-main ()
-{
-return tgetnum ();
-  ;
-  return 0;
-}
-_ACEOF
-for ac_lib in '' ncursesw ncurses curses; do
-  if test -z "$ac_lib"; then
-    ac_res="none required"
-  else
-    ac_res=-l$ac_lib
-    LIBS="-l$ac_lib  $ac_func_search_save_LIBS"
-  fi
-  if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
-  ac_cv_search_tgetnum=$ac_res
-fi
-rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
-    conftest$ac_exeext
-  if ${ac_cv_search_tgetnum+:} false; then :
-  break
-fi
-done
-if ${ac_cv_search_tgetnum+:} false; then :
-
-else
-  ac_cv_search_tgetnum=no
-fi
-rm conftest.$ac_ext
-LIBS=$ac_func_search_save_LIBS
-fi
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_search_tgetnum" >&5
-$as_echo "$ac_cv_search_tgetnum" >&6; }
-ac_res=$ac_cv_search_tgetnum
-if test "$ac_res" != no; then :
-  test "$ac_res" = "none required" || LIBS="$ac_res $LIBS"
-
-fi
-
-    { $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: checking for rl_set_prompt in -ledit" >&5
-$as_echo_n "checking for rl_set_prompt in -ledit... " >&6; }
-if ${ac_cv_lib_edit_rl_set_prompt+:} false; then :
-  $as_echo_n "(cached) " >&6
-else
-  ac_check_lib_save_LIBS=$LIBS
-LIBS="-ledit  $LIBS"
-cat confdefs.h - <<_ACEOF >conftest.$ac_ext
-/* end confdefs.h.  */
-
-/* Override any GCC internal prototype to avoid an error.
-   Use char because int might match the return type of a GCC
-   builtin and then its argument prototype would still apply.  */
-#ifdef __cplusplus
-extern "C"
-#endif
-char rl_set_prompt ();
-int
-main ()
-{
-return rl_set_prompt ();
-  ;
-  return 0;
-}
-_ACEOF
-if ac_fn_c_try_link "$LINENO"; then :
-  ac_cv_lib_edit_rl_set_prompt=yes
-else
-  ac_cv_lib_edit_rl_set_prompt=no
-fi
-rm -f core conftest.err conftest.$ac_objext \
-    conftest$ac_exeext conftest.$ac_ext
-LIBS=$ac_check_lib_save_LIBS
-fi
-{ $as_echo "$as_me:${as_lineno-$LINENO}: result: $ac_cv_lib_edit_rl_set_prompt" >&5
-$as_echo "$ac_cv_lib_edit_rl_set_prompt" >&6; }
-if test "x$ac_cv_lib_edit_rl_set_prompt" = xyes; then :
-  cat >>confdefs.h <<_ACEOF
-#define HAVE_LIBEDIT 1
-_ACEOF
-
-  LIBS="-ledit $LIBS"
-
-fi
-
-
-$as_echo "#define READLINE_EDIT 1" >>confdefs.h
-
-     EXTRA_LIBS="${EXTRA_LIBS} -ledit" ;
-
-
+  as_fn_error $? "no libreadline found" "$LINENO" 5
 fi
 
 
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d52cad7..753848c 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@ AC_CHECK_LIB([m], [sqrt])
 AC_SEARCH_LIBS([clock_gettime], [rt])
 AC_SEARCH_LIBS([backtrace], [execinfo])
 AC_CHECK_LIB([event], [event_base_new], [], [AC_MSG_ERROR([no libevent found])])
+
+EVENT_VER=""
+
+AC_CHECK_HEADER(event2/event.h, [AC_DEFINE([EVENT_V2], [1], [Use libevent v2])], [
+  AC_CHECK_HEADER(event.h, [AC_DEFINE([EVENT_V1], [1], [Use libevent v1])], [AC_MSG_ERROR([no libevent found])])
+  ])
+
 EXTRA_LIBS=""
 
 #     OPENSSL_INCLUDES to the include directives required
@@ -28,18 +35,7 @@ EXTRA_LIBS=""
 AX_CHECK_OPENSSL(,[AC_MSG_ERROR([No openssl found])])
 AX_CHECK_ZLIB(, [AC_MSG_ERROR([No zlib found])])
 
-AC_CHECK_LIB([readline], [rl_save_prompt], 
-  [
-    AC_DEFINE([READLINE_GNU], [1], [Use gnu libreadline])
-    [ EXTRA_LIBS="${EXTRA_LIBS} -lreadline" ; ]
-  ],
-  [
-    AC_SEARCH_LIBS([tgetnum], [ncursesw ncurses curses])
-    AC_CHECK_LIB([edit], [rl_set_prompt])
-    AC_DEFINE([READLINE_EDIT], [1], [Use libedit])
-    [ EXTRA_LIBS="${EXTRA_LIBS} -ledit" ; ]
-  ]
-)
+AC_CHECK_LIB([readline], [rl_save_prompt], [ EXTRA_LIBS="${EXTRA_LIBS} -lreadline" ; ], [AC_MSG_ERROR([no libreadline found])])
 
 AC_MSG_CHECKING([for libconfig])
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(libconfig,[--enable-libconfig/--disable-libconfig],
diff --git a/event-old.h b/event-old.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ac03e27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/event-old.h
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#ifndef __EVENT_OLD_H__
+#define __EVENT_OLD_H__
+
+typedef evutil_socket_t int
+  
+static inline struct event *event_new (struct event_base *base, int fd, int what, void(*callback)(int, short, void *), void *arg) {
+  struct event *ev = malloc (sizeof (*ec));
+  event_set (ev, base, fd, what, callback, arg);
+}
+  
+static inline struct event *evtimer_new (struct event_base *base, void(*callback)(int, short, void *), void *arg) {
+  struct event *ev = malloc (sizeof (*ec));
+  evtimer_set (ev, base, callback, arg);
+}
+
+static void event_free (struct event *ev) {
+  event_del (ev);
+  free (ev);
+}
+#endif
diff --git a/interface.c b/interface.c
index 422723a..d8da3c8 100644
--- a/interface.c
+++ b/interface.c
@@ -42,7 +42,13 @@
 
 #include "interface.h"
 #include "telegram.h"
+
+#ifdef EVENT_V2
 #include <event2/event.h>
+#else
+#include <event.h>
+#include "event-old.h"
+#endif
 //#include "auto/constants.h"
 //#include "tools.h"
 //#include "structures.h"
diff --git a/loop.c b/loop.c
index 668e733..f4b602e 100644
--- a/loop.c
+++ b/loop.c
@@ -43,7 +43,12 @@
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
 
+#ifdef EVENT_V2
 #include <event2/event.h>
+#else
+#include <event.h>
+#include "event-old.h"
+#endif
 
 #include "interface.h"
 #include "telegram.h"
diff --git a/lua-tg.c b/lua-tg.c
index 3c8bf7d..31d6800 100644
--- a/lua-tg.c
+++ b/lua-tg.c
@@ -32,7 +32,12 @@
 #include <lua.h>
 #include <lualib.h>
 #include <lauxlib.h>
+#ifdef EVENT_V2
 #include <event2/event.h>
+#else
+#include <event.h>
+#include "event-old.h"
+#endif
 lua_State *luaState;
 
 //#include "interface.h"
diff --git a/mtproto-client.c b/mtproto-client.c
index 66f5426..4703ec6 100644
--- a/mtproto-client.c
+++ b/mtproto-client.c
@@ -58,7 +58,12 @@
 #include "tools.h"
 #include "tree.h"
 #include "updates.h"
+#ifdef EVENT_V2
 #include <event2/event.h>
+#else
+#include <event.h>
+#include "event-old.h"
+#endif
 
 #if defined(__FreeBSD__)
 #define __builtin_bswap32(x) bswap32(x)
diff --git a/net.c b/net.c
index ba20b13..7563c04 100644
--- a/net.c
+++ b/net.c
@@ -38,7 +38,12 @@
 #include <poll.h>
 #include <openssl/rand.h>
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
+#ifdef EVENT_V2
 #include <event2/event.h>
+#else
+#include <event.h>
+#include "event-old.h"
+#endif
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <time.h>
 
diff --git a/queries.c b/queries.c
index 9e41f44..7a6e7e8 100644
--- a/queries.c
+++ b/queries.c
@@ -54,7 +54,12 @@
 #include "updates.h"
 #include "auto.h"
 #include "tgl.h"
+#ifdef EVENT_V2
 #include <event2/event.h>
+#else
+#include <event.h>
+#include "event-old.h"
+#endif
 
 #define sha1 SHA1
 
diff --git a/tgl.c b/tgl.c
index 05b3e4d..24b0e9d 100644
--- a/tgl.c
+++ b/tgl.c
@@ -28,7 +28,12 @@
 #include "structures.h"
 #include "net.h"
 
+#ifdef EVENT_V2
 #include <event2/event.h>
+#else
+#include <event.h>
+#include "event-old.h"
+#endif
 
 #include <assert.h>