diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
index 3700736d..e052d610 100644
--- a/Makefile.in
+++ b/Makefile.in
@@ -63,8 +63,7 @@ $(distdir):
 	cp $(srcdir)/config.sub $(distdir)
 	cp $(srcdir)/config.guess $(distdir)
 	cp $(srcdir)/ltmain.sh $(distdir)
-	cp $(srcdir)/src/Makefile.in $(distdir)/src
-	cp $(srcdir)/src/Doxyfile.in $(distdir)/src
+	cp $(srcdir)/src/*.in $(distdir)/src
 	cp $(srcdir)/src/*.[ch] $(distdir)/src
 	cp $(srcdir)/src/getdns/*.in $(distdir)/src/getdns
 	cp $(srcdir)/src/getdns/*.h $(distdir)/src/getdns
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d0b44bc0..06ca9eb9 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ if test -z "$DOXYGEN";
 fi
 
 # Checks for header files.
-AC_CHECK_HEADERS([inttypes.h netinet/in.h stdint.h stdlib.h string.h])
+AC_CHECK_HEADERS([inttypes.h netinet/in.h stdint.h stdlib.h string.h event2/event.h])
 
 # Checks for typedefs, structures, and compiler characteristics.
 AC_HEADER_STDBOOL
@@ -155,4 +155,5 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile src/Makefile src/getdns/Makefile src/example/Makefile
 if [ test -n "$DOXYGEN" ]
     then AC_CONFIG_FILES([src/Doxyfile])
 fi
+AC_CONFIG_HEADER([src/config.h])
 AC_OUTPUT
diff --git a/src/context.c b/src/context.c
index b66642f2..18ec3b48 100644
--- a/src/context.c
+++ b/src/context.c
@@ -28,9 +28,13 @@
  * THE SOFTWARE.
  */
 
+#include "config.h"
+#ifdef HAVE_EVENT2_EVENT_H
+#  include <event2/event.h>
+#else
+#  include <event.h>
+#endif
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
-
-#include <event2/event.h>
 #include <ldns/ldns.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
diff --git a/src/general.c b/src/general.c
index 8f4f1e39..d33c01cb 100644
--- a/src/general.c
+++ b/src/general.c
@@ -34,10 +34,18 @@
  * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
+#include "config.h"
+#ifdef HAVE_EVENT2_EVENT_H
+#  include <event2/event.h>
+#else
+#  include <event.h>
+#  define evutil_socket_t int
+#  define event_free free
+#  define evtimer_new(b, cb, arg) event_new((b), -1, 0, (cb), (arg))
+#endif
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unbound.h>
 #include <unbound-event.h>
-#include <event2/event.h>
 #include <ldns/ldns.h>
 #include "context.h"
 #include "types-internal.h"
@@ -67,6 +75,18 @@ typedef struct netreq_cb_data
 	char *bogus;
 } netreq_cb_data;
 
+#ifndef HAVE_EVENT2_EVENT_H
+static struct event *
+event_new(struct event_base *b, evutil_socket_t fd, short ev, void* cb, void *arg)
+{
+	struct event* e = (struct event*)calloc(1, sizeof(struct event));
+	if(!e) return NULL;
+	event_set(e, fd, ev, cb, arg);
+	event_base_set(b, e);
+	return e;
+}
+#endif /* no event2 */
+
 /* cancel, cleanup and send timeout to callback */
 static void
 ub_resolve_timeout(evutil_socket_t fd, short what, void *arg)
diff --git a/src/request-internal.c b/src/request-internal.c
index c7bee15f..ab1db272 100644
--- a/src/request-internal.c
+++ b/src/request-internal.c
@@ -33,10 +33,16 @@
  * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
+#include "config.h"
+#ifdef HAVE_EVENT2_EVENT_H
+#  include <event2/event.h>
+#else
+#  include <event.h>
+#  define event_free free
+#endif
 #include "types-internal.h"
 #include "util-internal.h"
 #include <unbound.h>
-#include <event2/event.h>
 
 /* useful macros */
 #define gd_malloc(sz) context->malloc(sz)
diff --git a/src/sync.c b/src/sync.c
index de265b04..bcd82650 100644
--- a/src/sync.c
+++ b/src/sync.c
@@ -33,8 +33,13 @@
  * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
  */
 
+#include "config.h"
+#ifdef HAVE_EVENT2_EVENT_H
+#  include <event2/event.h>
+#else
+#  include <event.h>
+#endif
 #include <getdns/getdns.h>
-#include <event2/event.h>
 #include <unbound-event.h>
 #include "context.h"
 #include "general.h"
diff --git a/src/test/tests_stub_async.c b/src/test/tests_stub_async.c
index 287ce8a4..9c7bbac2 100644
--- a/src/test/tests_stub_async.c
+++ b/src/test/tests_stub_async.c
@@ -26,12 +26,17 @@
  * THE SOFTWARE.
  */
 
+#include "config.h"
+#ifdef HAVE_EVENT2_EVENT_H
+#  include <event2/event.h>
+#else
+#  include <event.h>
+#endif
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include "testmessages.h"
 #include <getdns/getdns.h>
-#include <event2/event.h>
 
 /* Set up the callback function, which will also do the processing of the results */
 void