diff --git a/net-im/spectrum/spectrum-2.0.3.ebuild b/net-im/spectrum/spectrum-2.0.3.ebuild
index 5c16160..57aa95e 100644
--- a/net-im/spectrum/spectrum-2.0.3.ebuild
+++ b/net-im/spectrum/spectrum-2.0.3.ebuild
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ HOMEPAGE="http://spectrum.im"
 LICENSE="GPL-2"
 SLOT="0"
 IUSE_PLUGINS="frotz irc jabber purple sms twitter"
-IUSE="debug doc libev mysql postgres sqlite test ${IUSE_PLUGINS}"
+IUSE="debug doc libevent mysql postgres sqlite test ${IUSE_PLUGINS}"
 
 RDEPEND="${RDEPEND}
 	>=net-im/swift-3.0
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ RDEPEND="${RDEPEND}
 	sqlite? ( dev-db/sqlite:3 )
 	irc? ( net-im/communi )
 	purple? ( >=net-im/pidgin-2.6.0 )
-	libev? ( dev-libs/libev )
+	libevent? ( dev-libs/libevent )
 	"
 
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ CMAKE_IN_SOURCE_BUILD=1
 
 src_configure() {
 	local mycmakeargs=(
-		$(cmake-utils_use_find_package libev event)
+		$(cmake-utils_use_find_package libevent event)
 		-DENABLE_MYSQL="$(usex mysql)"
 		-DENABLE_PQXX="$(usex postgres)"
 		-DENABLE_SQLITE3="$(usex sqlite)"
diff --git a/net-im/spectrum/spectrum-9999.ebuild b/net-im/spectrum/spectrum-9999.ebuild
index 5c16160..57aa95e 100644
--- a/net-im/spectrum/spectrum-9999.ebuild
+++ b/net-im/spectrum/spectrum-9999.ebuild
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ HOMEPAGE="http://spectrum.im"
 LICENSE="GPL-2"
 SLOT="0"
 IUSE_PLUGINS="frotz irc jabber purple sms twitter"
-IUSE="debug doc libev mysql postgres sqlite test ${IUSE_PLUGINS}"
+IUSE="debug doc libevent mysql postgres sqlite test ${IUSE_PLUGINS}"
 
 RDEPEND="${RDEPEND}
 	>=net-im/swift-3.0
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ RDEPEND="${RDEPEND}
 	sqlite? ( dev-db/sqlite:3 )
 	irc? ( net-im/communi )
 	purple? ( >=net-im/pidgin-2.6.0 )
-	libev? ( dev-libs/libev )
+	libevent? ( dev-libs/libevent )
 	"
 
 DEPEND="${RDEPEND}
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ CMAKE_IN_SOURCE_BUILD=1
 
 src_configure() {
 	local mycmakeargs=(
-		$(cmake-utils_use_find_package libev event)
+		$(cmake-utils_use_find_package libevent event)
 		-DENABLE_MYSQL="$(usex mysql)"
 		-DENABLE_PQXX="$(usex postgres)"
 		-DENABLE_SQLITE3="$(usex sqlite)"