diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 9799798c..03ddb924 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -147,7 +147,9 @@ clean:
 ifndef LIBITE
 	+$(MAKE) -C libite  $@
 endif
+ifndef LIBUEV
 	+$(MAKE) -C libuev  $@
+endif
 	-@$(RM) $(OBJS) $(DEPS) $(EXEC) 2>/dev/null
 
 distclean: clean
@@ -155,7 +157,9 @@ distclean: clean
 ifndef LIBITE
 	+$(MAKE) -C libite  $@
 endif
+ifndef LIBUEV
 	+$(MAKE) -C libuev  $@
+endif
 	-@$(RM) $(JUNK) config.mk config.h unittest *.o *.html 2>/dev/null
 
 check:
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 0fa86654..03f257a7 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -456,6 +456,18 @@ if [ x"$libite" = x"" ]; then
     test -e Makefile && make distclean >/dev/null
     ./autogen.sh
     ./configure
+    cd -
+    set +e
+fi
+
+# Call configure in local libuev if --with-libuev is not selected
+if [ x"$libuev" = x"" ]; then
+    set -e
+    cd libuev
+    test -e Makefile && make distclean >/dev/null
+    ./autogen.sh
+    ./configure
+    cd -
     set +e
 fi