diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 68e804e1..e8a082f2 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ initctl_SOURCES    = initctl.c initctl.h cgutil.c cgutil.h		\
 		     client.c client.h cond.c cond.h reboot.c		\
 		     serv.c serv.h svc.h util.c util.h
 initctl_CFLAGS     = -W -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-parameter -std=gnu99
-initctl_CFLAGS    += $(lite_CFLAGS)
-initctl_LDADD      = $(lite_LIBS)
+initctl_CFLAGS    += $(lite_CFLAGS) $(uev_CFLAGS)
+initctl_LDADD      = $(lite_LIBS) $(uev_LIBS)
 
 INIT_LNKS          = init telinit
 REBOOT_LNKS        = reboot shutdown halt poweroff suspend
diff --git a/src/cgutil.c b/src/cgutil.c
index 484aec5d..b71bdbf1 100644
--- a/src/cgutil.c
+++ b/src/cgutil.c
@@ -459,13 +459,20 @@ int show_cgroup(char *arg)
 	}
 
 	return cgroup_tree(arg, NULL, 0);
+static void cgtop(uev_t *w, void *arg, int events)
+{
+	fputs("\e[2J\e[1;1H", stdout);
+	if (heading)
+		print_header(" VmSIZE     RSS   VmLIB  %%MEM  %%CPU  GROUP");
+	cgroup_tree(arg, NULL, 1);
 }
 
 int show_cgtop(char *arg)
 {
 	struct sysinfo si = { 0 };
 	char path[512];
-	int laps = 0;
+        uev_ctx_t ctx;
+        uev_t timer;
 
 	if (!arg)
 		arg = FINIT_CGPATH;
@@ -480,18 +487,10 @@ int show_cgtop(char *arg)
 	sysinfo(&si);
 	total_ram = si.totalram * si.mem_unit;
 
-	while (1) {
-		fputs("\e[2J\e[1;1H", stdout);
-		if (heading)
-			print_header(" VmSIZE     RSS   VmLIB  %%MEM  %%CPU  GROUP");
-		cgroup_tree(arg, NULL, 1);
+        uev_init(&ctx);
+        uev_timer_init(&ctx, &timer, cgtop, arg, 1, ionce ? 0 : 1000);
 
-		if (ionce && laps++)
-			break;
-		sleep(1);
-	}
-
-	return 0;
+	return uev_run(&ctx, 0);
 }
 
 /**