diff --git a/snapcraft.yaml b/snapcraft.yaml
index 18648ee..36e6f39 100644
--- a/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@ parts:
       - gcc
       - make
     stage-packages:
-      - libevent-2.0
+      - libevent-2.0-5
     override-build: |
       ./configure --prefix=$SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL
       make