diff --git a/recipes/libevent/Makefile b/recipes/libevent/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e9da41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes/libevent/Makefile
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+name = libevent
+version = 2.1.12
+URL = https://github.com/libevent/libevent/releases/download/release-$(version)-stable/libevent-$(version)-stable.tar.gz
+
+pkg_build_dir = $(pkg_build_par_dir)/libevent-$(version)-stable
+
+SYSCONF ?= ../../
+include $(SYSCONF)/package.mk