diff --git a/qt/qtr.pro b/qt/qtr.pro
index fff09c986..a92bd4a45 100644
--- a/qt/qtr.pro
+++ b/qt/qtr.pro
@@ -13,10 +13,11 @@ PKGCONFIG = fontconfig libcurl openssl
 
 TRANSMISSION_TOP = ..
 INCLUDEPATH += $${TRANSMISSION_TOP}
-LIBS += $${TRANSMISSION_TOP}/libtransmission/libtransmission.a -levent
+LIBS += $${TRANSMISSION_TOP}/libtransmission/libtransmission.a
 LIBS += $${TRANSMISSION_TOP}/third-party/dht/libdht.a
 LIBS += $${TRANSMISSION_TOP}/third-party/miniupnp/libminiupnp.a
 LIBS += $${TRANSMISSION_TOP}/third-party/libnatpmp/libnatpmp.a
+LIBS += $${TRANSMISSION_TOP}/third-party/libevent/.libs/libevent.a
 
 TRANSLATIONS += transmission_en.ts