diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile
index 38003b8fec67..4277d4e374d2 100644
--- a/lib/Makefile
+++ b/lib/Makefile
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ SUBDIR=	${SUBDIR_ORDERED} \
 	libdwarf \
 	libedit \
 	${_libelftc} \
-	${_libevent} \
+	libevent \
 	libexecinfo \
 	libexpat \
 	libfetch \
@@ -240,10 +240,6 @@ _libnetgraph=	libnetgraph
 _libypclnt=	libypclnt
 .endif
 
-.if ${MK_PF} != "no"
-_libevent=	libevent
-.endif
-
 .if ${MACHINE_CPUARCH} == "i386" || ${MACHINE_CPUARCH} == "amd64"
 _libsmb=	libsmb
 _libvgl=	libvgl