--- libevent-2.1.8-stable/Makefile.am.orig	2017-03-29 21:45:17.746578843 +0200
+++ libevent-2.1.8-stable/Makefile.am	2017-03-29 21:49:07.416576220 +0200
@@ -240,17 +240,17 @@
 
 if PTHREADS
 libevent_pthreads_la_SOURCES = evthread_pthread.c
-libevent_pthreads_la_LIBADD = $(MAYBE_CORE)
+libevent_pthreads_la_LIBADD = $(MAYBE_CORE) libevent.la
 libevent_pthreads_la_LDFLAGS = $(GENERIC_LDFLAGS)
 endif
 
 libevent_extra_la_SOURCES = $(EXTRAS_SRC)
-libevent_extra_la_LIBADD = $(MAYBE_CORE) $(SYS_LIBS)
+libevent_extra_la_LIBADD = $(MAYBE_CORE) $(SYS_LIBS) libevent.la
 libevent_extra_la_LDFLAGS = $(GENERIC_LDFLAGS)
 
 if OPENSSL
 libevent_openssl_la_SOURCES = bufferevent_openssl.c
-libevent_openssl_la_LIBADD = $(MAYBE_CORE) $(OPENSSL_LIBS)
+libevent_openssl_la_LIBADD = $(MAYBE_CORE) $(OPENSSL_LIBS) libevent.la
 libevent_openssl_la_LDFLAGS = $(GENERIC_LDFLAGS)
 libevent_openssl_la_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(OPENSSL_INCS)
 endif