diff --git a/cmake/Modules/FindLibev.cmake b/cmake/Modules/FindLibev.cmake
index 9a75d42..300e427 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/FindLibev.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/FindLibev.cmake
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #  LIBEV_INCLUDE_DIR    - The libev include directories
 #  LIBEV_LIBRARY        - The libraries needed to use libev
 
-find_path(LIBEV_INCLUDE_DIR ev.h)
+find_path(LIBEV_INCLUDE_DIR ev.h PATH_SUFFIXES libev)
 find_library(LIBEV_LIBRARY ev PATH_SUFFIXES lib64)
 
 if(LIBEV_INCLUDE_DIR)
diff --git a/example/CMakeLists.txt b/example/CMakeLists.txt
index 60fa523..a5fda58 100644
--- a/example/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/example/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-include_directories(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/src)
+include_directories(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/src ${LIBEV_INCLUDE_DIR})
 
 add_executable(example example.c)
 target_link_libraries(example uwsc ${LIBEV_LIBRARY})