diff --git a/depends/packages/libevent.mk b/depends/packages/libevent.mk
index 748ed510c1..1efe6220d3 100644
--- a/depends/packages/libevent.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/libevent.mk
@@ -36,5 +36,6 @@ define $(package)_stage_cmds
 endef
 
 define $(package)_postprocess_cmds
-  rm lib/*.la
+  rm lib/*.la && \
+  rm include/ev*.h
 endef