diff --git a/src/libs/zbxipcservice/ipcservice.c b/src/libs/zbxipcservice/ipcservice.c
index b1e40ea..8166dce 100644
--- a/src/libs/zbxipcservice/ipcservice.c
+++ b/src/libs/zbxipcservice/ipcservice.c
@@ -1022,7 +1022,7 @@
  ******************************************************************************/
 static void	ipc_service_init_libevent(void)
 {
-	event_set_log_callback(ipc_service_event_log_cb);
+	/* event_set_log_callback(ipc_service_event_log_cb); */
 }
 
 /******************************************************************************
diff --git a/m4/libevent.m4 b/m4/libevent.m4
index d87aca4..67aeccd 100644
--- a/m4/libevent.m4
+++ b/m4/libevent.m4
@@ -38,8 +38,11 @@
 				if test -f /usr/local/include/event2/event.h; then withval=/usr/local; else withval=/usr; fi
 			fi
 
-			LIBEVENT_CFLAGS="-I$withval/include"
-			LIBEVENT_LDFLAGS="-L$withval/lib"
+			# dont assign default paths
+			if test "x$withval" != "x/usr"; then
+				LIBEVENT_CFLAGS="-I$withval/include"
+				LIBEVENT_LDFLAGS="-L$withval/lib"
+			fi
 			_libevent_dir_set="yes"
 		]
 	)