diff --git a/depends/packages/libevent.mk b/depends/packages/libevent.mk
index ffdd5764270..1cd5a1749ac 100644
--- a/depends/packages/libevent.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/libevent.mk
@@ -10,12 +10,16 @@ define $(package)_preprocess_cmds
   ./autogen.sh
 endef
 
+# When building for Windows, we set _WIN32_WINNT to target the same Windows
+# version as we do in configure. Due to quirks in libevents build system, this
+# is also required to enable support for ipv6. See #19375.
 define $(package)_set_vars
   $(package)_config_opts=--disable-shared --disable-openssl --disable-libevent-regress --disable-samples
   $(package)_config_opts += --disable-dependency-tracking --enable-option-checking
   $(package)_config_opts_release=--disable-debug-mode
   $(package)_config_opts_linux=--with-pic
   $(package)_config_opts_android=--with-pic
+  $(package)_cppflags_mingw32=-D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0601
 endef
 
 define $(package)_config_cmds