diff --git a/src/event/ngx_event.c b/src/event/ngx_event.c
index 763b8f8d2..c2e10aef3 100644
--- a/src/event/ngx_event.c
+++ b/src/event/ngx_event.c
@@ -22,11 +22,15 @@ ngx_event_t         *ngx_read_events, *ngx_write_events;
 
 #if !(USE_KQUEUE)
 
+#if (HAVE_KQUEUE)
 #if 1
 ngx_event_type_e     ngx_event_type = NGX_SELECT_EVENT;
 #else
 ngx_event_type_e     ngx_event_type = NGX_KQUEUE_EVENT;
 #endif
+#else
+ngx_event_type_e     ngx_event_type = NGX_SELECT_EVENT;
+#endif
 
 ngx_event_actions_t  ngx_event_actions;