diff --git a/httperf/ChangeLog b/httperf/ChangeLog
index fc2c1c8..fd665ab 100755
--- a/httperf/ChangeLog
+++ b/httperf/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2007-11-16  Ted Bullock <tbullock@canada.com>
+
+	* configure.ac: Enable libevent dependancy
+
 2007-11-15  Ted Bullock <tbullock@canada.com>
 
 	* autogen.sh: Remove in lieu of autoreconf -i
diff --git a/httperf/configure.ac b/httperf/configure.ac
index 3df7639..e491cf0 100755
--- a/httperf/configure.ac
+++ b/httperf/configure.ac
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ AC_PROG_INSTALL
 AC_PROG_LIBTOOL
 
 # Checks for libraries.
-# AC_CHECK_LIB(event, event_init, , AC_MSG_ERROR([libevent is required to build httperf]) ) 
+AC_CHECK_LIB(event, event_init, , AC_MSG_ERROR([libevent is required to build httperf]) ) 
 AC_CHECK_LIB(m, sqrt)
 AC_CHECK_LIB(crypto, main)
 AC_CHECK_LIB(ssl, SSL_version, , AC_MSG_WARN([SSL Disabled]) )