diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b0acd44ea..db2170f9e 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -451,6 +451,9 @@ endif()
 if(UNIX OR CYGWIN)
 	check_include_files(sys/eventfd.h HAVE_AIO_H)
 	check_include_files(sys/eventfd.h HAVE_EVENTFD_H)
+	if (HAVE_EVENTFD_H)
+		check_symbol_exists(eventfd_read sys/eventfd.h WITH_EVENTFD_READ_WRITE)
+	endif()
 	check_include_files(sys/timerfd.h HAVE_TIMERFD_H)
 	check_include_files(poll.h HAVE_POLL_H)
 	set(X11_FEATURE_TYPE "RECOMMENDED")
diff --git a/config.h.in b/config.h.in
index 82c75ee9a..e7b34c12e 100644
--- a/config.h.in
+++ b/config.h.in
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #cmakedefine WITH_JPEG
 #cmakedefine WITH_WIN8
 #cmakedefine WITH_RDPSND_DSOUND
+#cmakedefine WITH_EVENTFD_READ_WRITE
 
 #cmakedefine WITH_FFMPEG
 #cmakedefine WITH_GSTREAMER_1_0
diff --git a/winpr/libwinpr/comm/comm.c b/winpr/libwinpr/comm/comm.c
index 878ee04a0..5058be1be 100644
--- a/winpr/libwinpr/comm/comm.c
+++ b/winpr/libwinpr/comm/comm.c
@@ -1535,7 +1535,7 @@ BOOL CommCloseHandle(HANDLE handle)
 	return TRUE;
 }
 
-#ifdef __UCLIBC__
+#ifndef WITH_EVENTFD_READ_WRITE
 int eventfd_read(int fd, eventfd_t* value)
 {
 	return (read(fd, value, sizeof(*value)) == sizeof(*value)) ? 0 : -1;
diff --git a/winpr/libwinpr/comm/comm.h b/winpr/libwinpr/comm/comm.h
index 772e62803..02b334377 100644
--- a/winpr/libwinpr/comm/comm.h
+++ b/winpr/libwinpr/comm/comm.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <winpr/comm.h>
 
 #include "../handle/handle.h"
+#include "config.h"
 
 struct winpr_comm
 {
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ void CommLog_Print(int wlog_level, char *fmt, ...);
 BOOL CommIsHandled(HANDLE handle);
 BOOL CommCloseHandle(HANDLE handle);
 
-#ifdef __UCLIBC__
+#ifndef WITH_EVENTFD_READ_WRITE
 int eventfd_read(int fd, eventfd_t* value);
 int eventfd_write(int fd, eventfd_t value);
 #endif
diff --git a/winpr/libwinpr/synch/event.c b/winpr/libwinpr/synch/event.c
index 51c15b207..6b6176535 100644
--- a/winpr/libwinpr/synch/event.c
+++ b/winpr/libwinpr/synch/event.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ HANDLE OpenEventA(DWORD dwDesiredAccess, BOOL bInheritHandle, LPCSTR lpName)
 }
 
 #ifdef HAVE_EVENTFD_H
-#if defined(__UCLIBC__)
+#if !defined(WITH_EVENTFD_READ_WRITE)
 static int eventfd_read(int fd, eventfd_t* value)
 {
 	return (read(fd, value, sizeof(*value)) == sizeof(*value)) ? 0 : -1;