--- EV/Makefile.PL	2019/07/11 08:51:48	1.62
+++ EV/Makefile.PL	2019/07/12 06:18:37	1.63
@@ -206,7 +206,8 @@
 
 EOF
 
-my $can_kqueue = have_inc "sys/event.h";
+# minix has all the header files, but no implementation. won-der-ful.
+my $can_kqueue = have_inc "sys/event.h" && $^O ne "minix";
 $can_kqueue = $ENV{EV_KQUEUE} if exists $ENV{EV_KQUEUE};
 $DEFINE .= " -DEV_USE_KQUEUE=" . (0 + (prompt ("Enable kqueue backend (y/n)?", $can_kqueue ? "y" : "n") =~ /[yY]/));