diff --git a/cmake/LibeventConfig.cmake.in b/cmake/LibeventConfig.cmake.in
index aeeff9aa..7b808c32 100644
--- a/cmake/LibeventConfig.cmake.in
+++ b/cmake/LibeventConfig.cmake.in
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ set(LIBEVENT_SHARED_LIBRARIES "@LIBEVENT_SHARED_LIBRARIES@")
 
 # Default to the same type as libevent was built:
 if(NOT DEFINED LIBEVENT_STATIC_LINK)
-    set(LIBEVENT_STATIC_LINK NOT @BUILD_SHARED_LIBS@)
+    set(LIBEVENT_STATIC_LINK NOT @EVENT_LIBRARY_SHARED@)
 endif()
 
 set(CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES_SAVE "${CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES}")
-if(LIBEVENT_STATIC_LINK)
+if(${LIBEVENT_STATIC_LINK})
     set(_LIB_TYPE static)
     set(CMAKE_FIND_LIBRARY_SUFFIXES ${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX})
     set(_AVAILABLE_LIBS "${LIBEVENT_STATIC_LIBRARIES}")