diff --git a/srcpkgs/libevent/patches/fix-libressl-2.7.patch b/srcpkgs/libevent/patches/fix-libressl-2.7.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5a42a4a577a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/libevent/patches/fix-libressl-2.7.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+--- openssl-compat.h.orig	2018-04-23 16:26:06.271112397 +0200
++++ openssl-compat.h	2018-04-23 16:27:06.157202883 +0200
+@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
+ #ifndef OPENSSL_COMPAT_H
+ #define OPENSSL_COMPAT_H
+ 
+-#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L
++#if defined(LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER) && LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER >= 0x2070000fL
++#define BIO_get_init(b) (b)->init
++#define BIO_get_data(b) (b)->ptr
++#define BIO_get_shutdown(b) (b)->shutdown
++#elif (OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L) || defined(LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER)
+ 
+ static inline BIO_METHOD *BIO_meth_new(int type, const char *name)
+ {
+@@ -30,6 +34,6 @@ static inline BIO_METHOD *BIO_meth_new(i
+ 
+ #define TLS_method SSLv23_method
+ 
+-#endif /* OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L */
++#endif /* (OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L) || defined(LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER) */
+ 
+ #endif /* OPENSSL_COMPAT_H */
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libevent/patches/libressl.patch b/srcpkgs/libevent/patches/libressl.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index a7cfcc59870..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/libevent/patches/libressl.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
---- openssl-compat.h.orig
-+++ openssl-compat.h
-@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
- #ifndef OPENSSL_COMPAT_H
- #define OPENSSL_COMPAT_H
- 
--#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L
-+#if (OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L) || defined(LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER)
- 
- static inline BIO_METHOD *BIO_meth_new(int type, const char *name)
- {
-@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ static inline BIO_METHOD *BIO_meth_new(i
- 
- #define TLS_method SSLv23_method
- 
--#endif /* OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L */
-+#endif /* (OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L) || defined(LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER) */
- 
- #endif /* OPENSSL_COMPAT_H */
---- sample/https-client.c.orig
-+++ sample/https-client.c
-@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
- 	}
- 	uri[sizeof(uri) - 1] = '\0';
- 
--#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L
-+#if (OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L) || defined(LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER)
- 	// Initialize OpenSSL
- 	SSL_library_init();
- 	ERR_load_crypto_strings();
-@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ cleanup:
- 		SSL_CTX_free(ssl_ctx);
- 	if (type == HTTP && ssl)
- 		SSL_free(ssl);
--#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L
-+#if (OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L) || defined(LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER)
- 	EVP_cleanup();
- 	ERR_free_strings();
- 
-@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ cleanup:
- 	CRYPTO_cleanup_all_ex_data();
- 
- 	sk_SSL_COMP_free(SSL_COMP_get_compression_methods());
--#endif /*OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L */
-+#endif /* (OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L) || defined(LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER) */
- 
- #ifdef _WIN32
- 	WSACleanup();
---- sample/le-proxy.c.orig
-+++ sample/le-proxy.c
-@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
- 
- 	if (use_ssl) {
- 		int r;
--#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L
-+#if (OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L) || defined(LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER)
- 		SSL_library_init();
- 		ERR_load_crypto_strings();
- 		SSL_load_error_strings();
---- sample/openssl_hostname_validation.c.orig
-+++ sample/openssl_hostname_validation.c
-@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ SOFTWARE.
- 
- #define HOSTNAME_MAX_SIZE 255
- 
--#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L
-+#if (OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L) || defined(LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER)
- #define ASN1_STRING_get0_data ASN1_STRING_data
- #endif
- 
---- test/regress_ssl.c.orig
-+++ test/regress_ssl.c
-@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ get_ssl_ctx(void)
- void
- init_ssl(void)
- {
--#if OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L
-+#if (OPENSSL_VERSION_NUMBER < 0x10100000L) || defined(LIBRESSL_VERSION_NUMBER)
- 	SSL_library_init();
- 	ERR_load_crypto_strings();
- 	SSL_load_error_strings();
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libevent/template b/srcpkgs/libevent/template
index 6e3b5b75272..7994c42f5aa 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libevent/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libevent/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'libevent'
 pkgname=libevent
 version=2.1.8
-revision=4
+revision=5
 wrksrc="${pkgname}-${version}-stable"
 build_style=gnu-configure
 makedepends="libressl-devel"