diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index df7cee91c..2a886e67e 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -560,6 +560,7 @@ libbitcoin_util_a_SOURCES = \
   $(BITCOIN_CORE_H)
 
 if USE_LIBEVENT
+libbitcoin_util_a_CPPFLAGS += $(EVENT_CFLAGS)
 libbitcoin_util_a_SOURCES += util/url.cpp
 endif
 
diff --git a/test/functional/wallet_multiwallet.py b/test/functional/wallet_multiwallet.py
index e514a817d..0c6b01eae 100755
--- a/test/functional/wallet_multiwallet.py
+++ b/test/functional/wallet_multiwallet.py
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class MultiWalletTest(BitcoinTestFramework):
 
         # should raise rpc error if wallet path can't be created
         err_code = -4 if self.options.descriptors else -1
-        assert_raises_rpc_error(err_code, "boost::filesystem::create_directory:", self.nodes[0].createwallet, "w8/bad")
+        assert_raises_rpc_error(err_code, "boost::filesystem::create_director", self.nodes[0].createwallet, "w8/bad")
 
         # check that all requested wallets were created
         self.stop_node(0)