diff --git a/srcpkgs/libevent/template b/srcpkgs/libevent/template
index 94621d63523..08b723fb0d7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libevent/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libevent/template
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 # Template file for 'libevent'
 pkgname=libevent
 version=2.0.21
-revision=4
+revision=5
 wrksrc="$pkgname-$version-stable"
 build_style=gnu-configure
-makedepends="openssl-devel"
+makedepends="libressl-devel"
 short_desc="Abstract asynchronous event notification library"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://www.monkey.org/~provos/libevent/"
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ distfiles="${SOURCEFORGE_SITE}/levent/$pkgname-$version-stable.tar.gz"
 checksum=22a530a8a5ba1cb9c080cba033206b17dacd21437762155c6d30ee6469f574f5
 
 libevent-devel_package() {
-	depends="openssl-devel ${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"
+	depends="${makedepends} ${sourcepkg}>=${version}_${revision}"
 	short_desc+=" - development files"
 	pkg_install() {
 		vmove usr/bin