diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b1a010bb0..850847ff1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 # v2.5.1
+- [#454](https://github.com/xmrig/xmrig/issues/454) Fixed build with libmicrohttpd version below v0.9.35.
 - [#456](https://github.com/xmrig/xmrig/issues/459) Verbose errors related to donation pool was not fully silenced.
 - [#459](https://github.com/xmrig/xmrig/issues/459) Fixed regression (version 2.5.0 affected) with connection to **xmr.f2pool.com**.
 
diff --git a/src/api/Httpd.cpp b/src/api/Httpd.cpp
index a604b5de3..861086ed9 100644
--- a/src/api/Httpd.cpp
+++ b/src/api/Httpd.cpp
@@ -45,17 +45,17 @@ bool Httpd::start()
         return false;
     }
 
-    unsigned int flags = 0;
+    unsigned int flags = MHD_USE_SELECT_INTERNALLY;
+
+#   if MHD_VERSION >= 0x00093500
     if (MHD_is_feature_supported(MHD_FEATURE_EPOLL)) {
         flags = MHD_USE_EPOLL_LINUX_ONLY | MHD_USE_EPOLL_INTERNALLY_LINUX_ONLY;
     }
-    else {
-        flags = MHD_USE_SELECT_INTERNALLY;
-    }
 
     if (MHD_is_feature_supported(MHD_FEATURE_IPv6)) {
         flags |= MHD_USE_DUAL_STACK;
     }
+#   endif
 
     m_daemon = MHD_start_daemon(flags, m_port, nullptr, nullptr, &Httpd::handler, this, MHD_OPTION_END);
     if (!m_daemon) {