diff --git a/lib/monkey/CMakeLists.txt b/lib/monkey/CMakeLists.txt
index e0709c4239b..95d8cc1e618 100644
--- a/lib/monkey/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lib/monkey/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -292,7 +292,16 @@ include_directories(include/monkey/)
 include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/include/)
 include_directories(${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/include/monkey/)
 
-if (MK_EVENT_LOOP_LIBEVENT)
+# Check if we need to build libevent by using auto discovery mechanism
+if (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME MATCHES "Windows" AND
+    (
+      NOT MK_EVENT_LOOP_SELECT AND
+      NOT MK_EVENT_LOOP_POLL AND
+      NOT MK_EVENT_LOOP_KQUEUE AND
+      NOT MK_EVENT_LOOP_EPOLL
+    ) OR MK_EVENT_LOOP_LIBEVENT)
+
+  set(MK_EVENT_LOOP_LIBEVENT Yes)
   include_directories(mk_core/deps/libevent/include)
   include_directories("${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/mk_core/deps/libevent/include/")
 endif()
diff --git a/lib/monkey/include/monkey/mk_core/mk_event.h b/lib/monkey/include/monkey/mk_core/mk_event.h
index 9bcc33dbdb4..c0c56f8ba98 100644
--- a/lib/monkey/include/monkey/mk_core/mk_event.h
+++ b/lib/monkey/include/monkey/mk_core/mk_event.h
@@ -70,28 +70,26 @@
 
 #define MK_EVENT_IS_REGISTERED(event) ((event->status & MK_EVENT_REGISTERED) != 0)
 
-#if defined(_WIN32)
-    #include "mk_event_libevent.c"
+#if defined(MK_EVENT_LOOP_SELECT)
+    #include "mk_event_select.h"
+#elif defined(MK_EVENT_LOOP_POLL)
+    #include "mk_event_poll.h"
+#elif defined(MK_EVENT_LOOP_KQUEUE)
+    #include "mk_event_kqueue.h"
+#elif defined(MK_EVENT_LOOP_EPOLL)
+    #include "mk_event_epoll.h"
+#elif defined(MK_EVENT_LOOP_LIBEVENT)
+    #include "mk_event_libevent.h"
 #else
-    #if defined(MK_EVENT_LOOP_SELECT)
-        #include "mk_event_select.h"
-    #elif defined(MK_EVENT_LOOP_POLL)
-        #include "mk_event_poll.h"
-    #elif defined(MK_EVENT_LOOP_KQUEUE)
-        #include "mk_event_kqueue.h"
-    #elif defined(MK_EVENT_LOOP_EPOLL)
+    /* do our best based on the operating system */
+    #if defined(__linux__)
         #include "mk_event_epoll.h"
-    #elif defined(MK_EVENT_LOOP_LIBEVENT)
+    #elif defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__APPLE__) || defined(__DragonFly__) || defined(__OpenBSD__)
+        #include "mk_event_kqueue.h"
+    #elif defined(_WIN32)
         #include "mk_event_libevent.h"
     #else
-        /* do our best based on the operating system */
-        #if defined(__linux__)
-            #include "mk_event_epoll.h"
-        #elif defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__APPLE__) || defined(__DragonFly__) || defined(__OpenBSD__)
-            #include "mk_event_kqueue.h"
-        #else
-            #include "mk_event_select.h"
-        #endif
+        #include "mk_event_select.h"
     #endif
 #endif
 
diff --git a/lib/monkey/mk_core/mk_event.c b/lib/monkey/mk_core/mk_event.c
index 3241100b3e6..631efaa41e9 100644
--- a/lib/monkey/mk_core/mk_event.c
+++ b/lib/monkey/mk_core/mk_event.c
@@ -28,33 +28,29 @@
 #include <mk_core/mk_utils.h>
 #include <mk_core/mk_event.h>
 
-
-#if defined(_WIN32)
+#if defined(MK_EVENT_LOOP_SELECT)
+    #include "mk_event_select.c"
+#elif defined(MK_EVENT_LOOP_POLL)
+    #include "mk_event_poll.c"
+#elif defined(MK_EVENT_LOOP_KQUEUE)
+    #include "mk_event_kqueue.c"
+#elif defined(MK_EVENT_LOOP_EPOLL)
+    #include "mk_event_epoll.c"
+#elif defined(MK_EVENT_LOOP_LIBEVENT)
     #include "mk_event_libevent.c"
 #else
-    #if defined(MK_EVENT_LOOP_SELECT)
-        #include "mk_event_select.c"
-    #elif defined(MK_EVENT_LOOP_POLL)
-        #include "mk_event_poll.c"
-    #elif defined(MK_EVENT_LOOP_KQUEUE)
-        #include "mk_event_kqueue.c"
-    #elif defined(MK_EVENT_LOOP_EPOLL)
+    /* do our best based on the operating system */
+    #if defined(__linux__)
         #include "mk_event_epoll.c"
-    #elif defined(MK_EVENT_LOOP_LIBEVENT)
+    #elif defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__APPLE__) || defined(__DragonFly__) || defined(__OpenBSD__)
+        #include "mk_event_kqueue.c"
+    #elif defined(_WIN32)
         #include "mk_event_libevent.c"
     #else
-        /* do our best based on the operating system */
-        #if defined(__linux__)
-            #include "mk_event_epoll.c"
-        #elif defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__APPLE__) || defined(__DragonFly__) || defined(__OpenBSD__)
-            #include "mk_event_kqueue.c"
-        #else
-            #include "mk_event_select.c"
-        #endif
+        #include "mk_event_select.c"
     #endif
 #endif
 
-
 /* Initialize backend */
 int mk_event_init()
 {