--- a/config.m4
+++ b/config.m4
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ PHP_ARG_WITH(libevent, for libevent supp
 
 if test "$PHP_LIBEVENT" != "no"; then
   SEARCH_PATH="/usr /usr/local"
-  SEARCH_FOR="/include/event.h"
+  SEARCH_FOR="/include/libevent/event.h"
 
   if test "$PHP_LIBEVENT" = "yes"; then
     AC_MSG_CHECKING([for libevent headers in default path])
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ if test "$PHP_LIBEVENT" != "no"; then
     AC_MSG_ERROR([Cannot find libevent headers])
   fi
 
-  PHP_ADD_INCLUDE($LIBEVENT_DIR/include)
+  PHP_ADD_INCLUDE($LIBEVENT_DIR/include/libevent)
 
   LIBNAME=event
   LIBSYMBOL=event_base_new