diff --git a/depends/packages/libevent.mk b/depends/packages/libevent.mk
index 70f345e71..e570e91e5 100644
--- a/depends/packages/libevent.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/libevent.mk
@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 package=libevent
-$(package)_version=2.1.7
+$(package)_version=2.1.11-stable
 $(package)_download_path=https://github.com/libevent/libevent/archive/
-$(package)_file_name=release-$($(package)_version)-rc.tar.gz
-$(package)_sha256_hash=548362d202e22fe24d4c3fad38287b4f6d683e6c21503341373b89785fa6f991
+$(package)_file_name=release-$($(package)_version).tar.gz
+$(package)_sha256_hash=229393ab2bf0dc94694f21836846b424f3532585bac3468738b7bf752c03901e
 
 define $(package)_preprocess_cmds
   ./autogen.sh
 endef
 
 define $(package)_set_vars
-  $(package)_config_opts=--disable-shared --disable-openssl --disable-libevent-regress
+  $(package)_config_opts=--disable-shared --disable-openssl --disable-libevent-regress --disable-samples
   $(package)_config_opts_release=--disable-debug-mode
   $(package)_config_opts_linux=--with-pic
 endef