diff --git a/package/libwebsockets/libwebsockets.mk b/package/libwebsockets/libwebsockets.mk
index 79624948a5..fb0ee66883 100644
--- a/package/libwebsockets/libwebsockets.mk
+++ b/package/libwebsockets/libwebsockets.mk
@@ -57,18 +57,16 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBEV),y)
 LIBWEBSOCKETS_DEPENDENCIES += libev
-LIBWEBSOCKETS_CONF_OPTS += \
-	-DLWS_WITH_LIBEV=ON \
-	-DLWS_WITH_LIBEVENT=OFF
-else ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBEVENT),y)
-LIBWEBSOCKETS_DEPENDENCIES += libevent
-LIBWEBSOCKETS_CONF_OPTS += \
-	-DLWS_WITH_LIBEV=OFF \
-	-DLWS_WITH_LIBEVENT=ON
+LIBWEBSOCKETS_CONF_OPTS += -DLWS_WITH_LIBEV=ON
 else
-LIBWEBSOCKETS_CONF_OPTS += \
-	-DLWS_WITH_LIBEV=OFF \
-	-DLWS_WITH_LIBEVENT=OFF
+LIBWEBSOCKETS_CONF_OPTS += -DLWS_WITH_LIBEV=OFF
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBEVENT),y)
+LIBWEBSOCKETS_DEPENDENCIES += libevent
+LIBWEBSOCKETS_CONF_OPTS += -DLWS_WITH_LIBEVENT=ON
+else
+LIBWEBSOCKETS_CONF_OPTS += -DLWS_WITH_LIBEVENT=OFF
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBGLIB2),y)