diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -390,7 +390,12 @@
 prepend(BOOST_LIBRARIES "Boost::" ${BOOST_PACKAGES_REQUIRED})
 
 find_package(Boost 1.58 REQUIRED ${BOOST_PACKAGES_REQUIRED})
-target_link_libraries(util univalue crypto ${BOOST_LIBRARIES})
+
+# This require libevent
+set(EVENT_MIN_VERSION 2.0.22)
+find_package(Event ${EVENT_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS event)
+
+target_link_libraries(util univalue crypto Event::event ${BOOST_LIBRARIES})
 
 # Make sure boost uses std::atomic (it doesn't before 1.63)
 target_compile_definitions(util PUBLIC BOOST_SP_USE_STD_ATOMIC BOOST_AC_USE_STD_ATOMIC)
@@ -536,10 +541,6 @@
 
 target_include_directories(server PRIVATE leveldb/helpers/memenv)
 
-# This require libevent
-set(EVENT_MIN_VERSION 2.0.22)
-find_package(Event ${EVENT_MIN_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS event)
-
 target_link_libraries(server
 	Event::event
 	bitcoinconsensus
@@ -579,9 +580,6 @@
 if(BUILD_BITCOIN_WALLET)
 	add_subdirectory(wallet)
 	target_link_libraries(server wallet)
-	# There is a circular dependency between wallet and server, see:
-	# https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/14437#discussion_r226237048
-	target_link_libraries(wallet server)
 
 	# bitcoin-wallet
 	add_executable(bitcoin-wallet bitcoin-wallet.cpp)
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -682,6 +682,7 @@
 bitcoin_wallet_LDADD = \
   $(LIBBITCOIN_WALLET_TOOL) \
   $(LIBBITCOIN_WALLET) \
+  $(LIBBITCOIN_SERVER) \
   $(LIBBITCOIN_COMMON) \
   $(LIBBITCOIN_CONSENSUS) \
   $(LIBBITCOIN_UTIL) \
diff --git a/src/wallet/CMakeLists.txt b/src/wallet/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/wallet/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/wallet/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,10 +5,6 @@
 # Add Berkeley DB dependency.
 find_package(BerkeleyDB 5.3 REQUIRED COMPONENTS CXX)
 
-# Add event dependency. This is only required for evhttp_uridecode
-# in rpcwallet.cpp so it may be worth considering using an alternative.
-find_package(Event 2.0.22 REQUIRED COMPONENTS event)
-
 # PR15638(https://reviews.bitcoinabc.org/D6000) moved some wallet load
 # functions to wallet/load.cpp, the others in wallet/init.cpp remain in
 # the server
@@ -30,7 +26,9 @@
 	walletutil.cpp
 )
 
-target_link_libraries(wallet script univalue Event::event BerkeleyDB::CXX)
+# There is a circular dependency between wallet and server, see:
+# https://github.com/bitcoin/bitcoin/pull/14437#discussion_r226237048
+target_link_libraries(wallet server script univalue BerkeleyDB::CXX)
 
 # wallet-tool library
 add_library(wallet-tool wallettool.cpp)