diff --git a/packs/optionalpackages/optionalpackages-0.6.bep b/packs/optionalpackages/optionalpackages-0.6.bep
index 9eb6cbe1b..4d9228135 100644
--- a/packs/optionalpackages/optionalpackages-0.6.bep
+++ b/packs/optionalpackages/optionalpackages-0.6.bep
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ BUILD {
 	haikuporter -y -d -i groff-1.20.1
 	mv ${HPLOC}/sys-apps/groff/*.zip ${HPLOC}/packs/optionalpackages/zips	
 #3	haikuporter -y -d -i KeymapSwitcher-1.2.5
-	haikuporter -y -d -i libevent-2.0.10
+	haikuporter -y -d -i libevent-1.4.14b
 	mv ${HPLOC}/dev-libs/libevent/*.zip ${HPLOC}/packs/optionalpackages/zips	
 	haikuporter -y -d -i libiconv-1.13.1
 	mv ${HPLOC}/dev-libs/libiconv/*.zip ${HPLOC}/packs/optionalpackages/zips	
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ BUILD {
 	mv ${HPLOC}/dev-lang/yasm/*.zip ${HPLOC}/packs/optionalpackages/zips	
 
 	setgcc gcc4
-	haikuporter -y -d -i libevent-2.0.10
+	haikuporter -y -d -i libevent-1.4.14b
 	mv ${HPLOC}/dev-libs/libevent/*.zip ${HPLOC}/packs/optionalpackages/zips
 	haikuporter -y -c -d bzr-2.2.2
 	mv ${HPLOC}/dev-vcs/bzr/*.zip ${HPLOC}/packs/optionalpackages/zips