diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 08e15ee..43796a4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ ENDIF("${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL "")
 # libev
 CHECK_INCLUDE_FILES(ev.h HAVE_EV_H)
 IF(HAVE_EV_H)
-	CHECK_LIBRARY_EXISTS(ev ev_loop "" HAVE_LIBEV)
+	CHECK_LIBRARY_EXISTS(ev ev_time "" HAVE_LIBEV)
 	IF(HAVE_LIBEV)
 		SET(EV_LIBRARIES ev)
 		SET(EV_STATIC_LIBRARIES ev;m)
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index c57a23a..24e3aa4 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ PKG_CHECK_MODULES(GLIB, glib-2.0 >= 2.16.0, [
 
 # lib ev
 AC_CHECK_HEADERS([ev.h], [], [AC_MSG_ERROR("ev.h not found")])
-AC_CHECK_LIB([ev], [ev_loop], [
+AC_CHECK_LIB([ev], [ev_time], [
 	LIBS="-lev ${LIBS}"
-	AC_DEFINE([HAVE_LIBEV], [1], [ev_loop in -lev])
+	AC_DEFINE([HAVE_LIBEV], [1], [ev_time in -lev])
 	], [AC_MSG_ERROR("libev not found")])
 
 # Checks for header files.