diff --git a/bufferevent-internal.h b/bufferevent-internal.h
index c2b9643e..9d84e739 100644
--- a/bufferevent-internal.h
+++ b/bufferevent-internal.h
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ extern "C" {
 #endif
 
 #include "event2/event-config.h"
-#include "evutil.h"
+#include "event2/util.h"
 #include "defer-internal.h"
 #include "evthread-internal.h"
 #include "event2/thread.h"