diff --git a/src/bench/CMakeLists.txt b/src/bench/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/bench/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/bench/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 	${BENCH_DATA_GENERATED_HEADERS}
 )
 
-target_link_libraries(bitcoin-bench common bitcoinconsensus server)
+target_link_libraries(bitcoin-bench common bitcoinconsensus Event::event server)
 
 if(BUILD_BITCOIN_WALLET)
 	target_sources(bitcoin-bench PRIVATE coin_selection.cpp)