diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 08c0452d23..ff5e5e910a 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1473,7 +1473,7 @@ if test x$use_pkgconfig = xyes; then
       if test x$use_qr != xno; then
         BITCOIN_QT_CHECK([PKG_CHECK_MODULES([QR], [libqrencode], [have_qrencode=yes], [have_qrencode=no])])
       fi
-      if test x$build_bitcoin_cli$build_bitcoind$bitcoin_enable_qt$use_tests != xnononono; then
+      if test x$build_bitcoin_cli$build_bitcoind$bitcoin_enable_qt$use_tests$use_bench != xnononono; then
         PKG_CHECK_MODULES([EVENT], [libevent >= 2.0.21], [use_libevent=yes], [AC_MSG_ERROR(libevent version 2.0.21 or greater not found.)])
         if test x$TARGET_OS != xwindows; then
           PKG_CHECK_MODULES([EVENT_PTHREADS], [libevent_pthreads >= 2.0.21],, [AC_MSG_ERROR(libevent_pthreads version 2.0.21 or greater not found.)])
@@ -1493,7 +1493,7 @@ if test x$use_pkgconfig = xyes; then
   )
 else
 
-  if test x$build_bitcoin_cli$build_bitcoind$bitcoin_enable_qt$use_tests != xnononono; then
+  if test x$build_bitcoin_cli$build_bitcoind$bitcoin_enable_qt$use_tests$use_bench != xnonononono; then
     AC_CHECK_HEADER([event2/event.h],, AC_MSG_ERROR(libevent headers missing),)
     AC_CHECK_LIB([event],[main],EVENT_LIBS=-levent,AC_MSG_ERROR(libevent missing))
     if test x$TARGET_OS != xwindows; then
diff --git a/src/Makefile.bench.include b/src/Makefile.bench.include
index 0eb0ce8888..684cdced6f 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.bench.include
+++ b/src/Makefile.bench.include
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ bench_bench_dash_SOURCES = \
 
 nodist_bench_bench_dash_SOURCES = $(GENERATED_BENCH_FILES)
 
-bench_bench_dash_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(BITCOIN_INCLUDES) $(EVENT_CLFAGS) $(EVENT_PTHREADS_CFLAGS) -I$(builddir)/bench/
+bench_bench_dash_CPPFLAGS = $(AM_CPPFLAGS) $(BITCOIN_INCLUDES) $(EVENT_CFLAGS) $(EVENT_PTHREADS_CFLAGS) -I$(builddir)/bench/
 bench_bench_dash_CXXFLAGS = $(AM_CXXFLAGS) $(PIE_FLAGS)
 bench_bench_dash_LDADD = \
   $(LIBBITCOIN_SERVER) \