diff --git a/minui/events.c b/minui/events.c
index df7dad4..b8cf15a 100644
--- a/minui/events.c
+++ b/minui/events.c
@@ -84,7 +84,11 @@
                 continue;
             }
 
+#ifdef EPOLLWAKEUP
             ev.events = EPOLLIN | EPOLLWAKEUP;
+#else
+            ev.events = EPOLLIN;
+#endif
             ev.data.ptr = (void *)&ev_fdinfo[ev_count];
             if (epoll_ctl(epollfd, EPOLL_CTL_ADD, fd, &ev)) {
                 close(fd);
@@ -118,7 +122,11 @@
     if (ev_misc_count == MAX_MISC_FDS || cb == NULL)
         return -1;
 
+#ifdef EPOLLWAKEUP
     ev.events = EPOLLIN | EPOLLWAKEUP;
+#else
+    ev.events = EPOLLIN;
+#endif
     ev.data.ptr = (void *)&ev_fdinfo[ev_count];
     ret = epoll_ctl(epollfd, EPOLL_CTL_ADD, fd, &ev);
     if (!ret) {