diff --git a/http-connect.c b/http-connect.c
index 4ceede8..e34268a 100644
--- a/http-connect.c
+++ b/http-connect.c
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ static char *get_auth_request_header(struct evbuffer *buf)
 {
 	char *line;
 	for (;;) {
-		line = evbuffer_readline(buf);
+		line = redsocks_evbuffer_readline(buf);
 		if (line == NULL || *line == '\0' || strchr(line, ':') == NULL) {
 			free(line);
 			return NULL;
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static void httpc_read_cb(struct bufferevent *buffev, void *_arg)
 
 	if (client->state == httpc_request_sent) {
 		size_t len = EVBUFFER_LENGTH(buffev->input);
-		char *line = evbuffer_readline(buffev->input);
+		char *line = redsocks_evbuffer_readline(buffev->input);
 		if (line) {
 			unsigned int code;
 			if (sscanf(line, "HTTP/%*u.%*u %u", &code) == 1) { // 1 == one _assigned_ match
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ static void httpc_read_cb(struct bufferevent *buffev, void *_arg)
 		return;
 
 	while (client->state == httpc_reply_came) {
-		char *line = evbuffer_readline(buffev->input);
+		char *line = redsocks_evbuffer_readline(buffev->input);
 		if (line) {
 			if (strlen(line) == 0) {
 				client->state = httpc_headers_skipped;
diff --git a/http-relay.c b/http-relay.c
index b6b3074..4e06860 100644
--- a/http-relay.c
+++ b/http-relay.c
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ static char *get_auth_request_header(struct evbuffer *buf)
 {
 	char *line;
 	for (;;) {
-		line = evbuffer_readline(buf);
+		line = redsocks_evbuffer_readline(buf);
 		if (line == NULL || *line == '\0' || strchr(line, ':') == NULL) {
 			free(line);
 			return NULL;
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static void httpr_relay_read_cb(struct bufferevent *buffev, void *_arg)
 
 	if (client->state == httpr_request_sent) {
 		size_t len = EVBUFFER_LENGTH(buffev->input);
-		char *line = evbuffer_readline(buffev->input);
+		char *line = redsocks_evbuffer_readline(buffev->input);
 		if (line) {
 			httpr_buffer_append(&httpr->relay_buffer, line, strlen(line));
 			httpr_buffer_append(&httpr->relay_buffer, "\r\n", 2);
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ static void httpr_relay_read_cb(struct bufferevent *buffev, void *_arg)
 		return;
 
 	while (client->state == httpr_reply_came) {
-		char *line = evbuffer_readline(buffev->input);
+		char *line = redsocks_evbuffer_readline(buffev->input);
 		if (line) {
 			httpr_buffer_append(&httpr->relay_buffer, line, strlen(line));
 			httpr_buffer_append(&httpr->relay_buffer, "\r\n", 2);
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ static void httpr_client_read_cb(struct bufferevent *buffev, void *_arg)
 	char *line = NULL;
 	int connect_relay = 0;
 
-	while (!connect_relay && (line = evbuffer_readline(buffev->input))) {
+	while (!connect_relay && (line = redsocks_evbuffer_readline(buffev->input))) {
 		int skip_line = 0;
 		int do_drop = 0;
 
diff --git a/utils.c b/utils.c
index 8f9aaf6..637fe09 100644
--- a/utils.c
+++ b/utils.c
@@ -60,6 +60,15 @@ time_t redsocks_time(time_t *t)
 	return retval;
 }
 
+char *redsocks_evbuffer_readline(struct evbuffer *buf)
+{
+#if _EVENT_NUMERIC_VERSION >= 0x02000000
+	return evbuffer_readln(buf, NULL, EVBUFFER_EOL_CRLF);
+#else
+	return evbuffer_readline(buf);
+#endif
+}
+
 struct bufferevent* red_connect_relay(struct sockaddr_in *addr, evbuffercb writecb, everrorcb errorcb, void *cbarg)
 {
 	struct bufferevent *retval = NULL;
diff --git a/utils.h b/utils.h
index 4f136fb..aef1ebd 100644
--- a/utils.h
+++ b/utils.h
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ struct sockaddr_in;
 	(type *)( (char *)__mptr - offsetof(type,member) );})
 
 time_t redsocks_time(time_t *t);
+char *redsocks_evbuffer_readline(struct evbuffer *buf);
 struct bufferevent* red_connect_relay(struct sockaddr_in *addr, evbuffercb writecb, everrorcb errorcb, void *cbarg);
 int red_socket_geterrno(struct bufferevent *buffev);
 int red_is_socket_connected_ok(struct bufferevent *buffev);