diff --git a/backends/libpurple/spectrumeventloop.cpp b/backends/libpurple/spectrumeventloop.cpp
index c0b9b129b9db3190d0eae52f40e0025ed28ae28f..7948c9661fcbe0d6504064d3555e2940624d4d47 100644
--- a/backends/libpurple/spectrumeventloop.cpp
+++ b/backends/libpurple/spectrumeventloop.cpp
@@ -45,18 +45,16 @@ static gboolean processEvent(void *data) {
 	return FALSE;
 }
 
-SpectrumEventLoop::SpectrumEventLoop() : m_isRunning(false) {
+SpectrumEventLoop::SpectrumEventLoop(bool libev) : m_isRunning(false) {
 	m_loop = NULL;
 	loop = this;
-	if (true) {
-		m_loop = g_main_loop_new(NULL, FALSE);
-	}
 #ifdef WITH_LIBEVENT
-	else {
-		/*struct event_base *base = (struct event_base *)*/
-		event_init();
+	if (!libev) {
+		m_loop = g_main_loop_new(NULL, FALSE);
 	}
+	return;
 #endif
+	m_loop = g_main_loop_new(NULL, FALSE);
 }
 
 SpectrumEventLoop::~SpectrumEventLoop() {