diff --git a/dub.sdl b/dub.sdl
index 1e1d6199..04221ae1 100644
--- a/dub.sdl
+++ b/dub.sdl
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ name "eventcore"
 description "Pro-actor based abstraction layer over operating system asynchronous I/O facilities."
 license "MIT"
 copyright "Copyright © 2016-2018 Sönke Ludwig"
-license "MIT"
 dependency "during" version="~>0.2.1"
 targetType "library"
 
@@ -51,6 +50,11 @@ configuration "libasync" {
 	versions "EventcoreLibasyncDriver"
 }
 
+configuration "uring" {
+	platforms "linux"
+	versions "EventcoreEpollDriver" "EventcoreEpollUsesUring"
+}
+
 configuration "generic" {
 	// Defines eventDriver as the generic EventDriver interface. Setup must be done manually.
 }
diff --git a/examples/uring.d b/examples/uring.d
index f870aedf..01b0b8e0 100644
--- a/examples/uring.d
+++ b/examples/uring.d
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	name "uring-example"
 	description "this does nothing, but also does not crash"
 	dependency "eventcore" path=".."
-	versions "UringEventLoopDebug"
+	versions "UringEventLoopDebug" "EventcoreEpollUsesUring"
 	debugVersions "UringEventLoopDebug"
 +/
 import std.stdio;
diff --git a/source/eventcore/drivers/posix/driver.d b/source/eventcore/drivers/posix/driver.d
index b305aee2..9ba421cd 100644
--- a/source/eventcore/drivers/posix/driver.d
+++ b/source/eventcore/drivers/posix/driver.d
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import eventcore.drivers.posix.sockets;
 import eventcore.drivers.posix.watchers;
 import eventcore.drivers.posix.processes;
 import eventcore.drivers.posix.pipes;
-import eventcore.drivers.posix.io_uring.io_uring : UringEventLoop;
+import eventcore.drivers.posix.io_uring.io_uring : UringEventLoop, NoRing;
 import eventcore.drivers.posix.io_uring.files : UringDriverFiles;
 import eventcore.drivers.timer;
 import eventcore.drivers.threadedfile;
@@ -39,12 +39,17 @@ private long currStdTime()
 	return Clock.currStdTime;
 }
 
+version(EventcoreEpollUsesUring) {
+	version (EventcoreEpollDriver) {}
+	else { static assert(false, "uring only supported together with epoll for now"); }
+}
+
 final class PosixEventDriver(Loop : PosixEventLoop) : EventDriver {
 @safe: /*@nogc:*/ nothrow:
 
 
 	private {
-		alias CoreDriver = PosixEventDriverCore!(Loop, TimerDriver, EventsDriver, ProcessDriver);
+		alias CoreDriver = PosixEventDriverCore!(Loop, TimerDriver, EventsDriver, ProcessDriver, UringCore);
 		alias EventsDriver = PosixEventDriverEvents!(Loop, SocketsDriver);
 		version (linux) alias SignalsDriver = SignalFDEventDriverSignals!Loop;
 		else alias SignalsDriver = DummyEventDriverSignals!Loop;
@@ -53,7 +58,7 @@ final class PosixEventDriver(Loop : PosixEventLoop) : EventDriver {
 		version (Windows) alias DNSDriver = EventDriverDNS_GHBN!(EventsDriver, SignalsDriver);
 		else version (EventcoreUseGAIA) alias DNSDriver = EventDriverDNS_GAIA!(EventsDriver, SignalsDriver);
 		else alias DNSDriver = EventDriverDNS_GAI!(EventsDriver, SignalsDriver);
-		version (linux) alias FileDriver = UringDriverFiles;
+		version (EventcoreEpollUsesUring) alias FileDriver = UringDriverFiles;
 		else alias FileDriver = ThreadedFileEventDriver!EventsDriver;
 		version (Posix) alias PipeDriver = PosixEventDriverPipes!Loop;
 		else alias PipeDriver = DummyEventDriverPipes!Loop;
@@ -62,9 +67,11 @@ final class PosixEventDriver(Loop : PosixEventLoop) : EventDriver {
 		else alias WatcherDriver = PollEventDriverWatchers!EventsDriver;
 		version (Posix) alias ProcessDriver = PosixEventDriverProcesses!Loop;
 		else alias ProcessDriver = DummyEventDriverProcesses!Loop;
+		version (EventcoreEpollUsesUring) alias UringCore = UringEventLoop;
+		else alias UringCore = NoRing;
 
 		Loop m_loop;
-		version (linux) UringEventLoop m_uring;
+		UringCore m_uring;
 		CoreDriver m_core;
 		EventsDriver m_events;
 		SignalsDriver m_signals;
@@ -80,17 +87,19 @@ final class PosixEventDriver(Loop : PosixEventLoop) : EventDriver {
 	this()
 	@nogc @trusted {
 		m_loop = mallocT!Loop;
-		version (linux) m_uring = mallocT!UringEventLoop;
+		version (EventcoreEpollUsesUring) m_uring = mallocT!UringCore;
 		m_sockets = mallocT!SocketsDriver(m_loop);
 		m_events = mallocT!EventsDriver(m_loop, m_sockets);
 		m_signals = mallocT!SignalsDriver(m_loop);
 		m_timers = mallocT!TimerDriver;
 		m_pipes = mallocT!PipeDriver(m_loop);
 		m_processes = mallocT!ProcessDriver(m_loop, this);
-		m_core = mallocT!CoreDriver(m_loop, m_timers, m_events, m_processes, m_uring);
 		m_dns = mallocT!DNSDriver(m_events, m_signals);
-		version (linux) m_files = mallocT!FileDriver(m_uring);
+		m_core = mallocT!CoreDriver(m_loop, m_timers, m_events, m_processes, m_uring);
+
+		version (EventcoreEpollUsesUring) m_files = mallocT!FileDriver(m_uring);
 		else m_files = mallocT!FileDriver(m_events);
+
 		m_watchers = mallocT!WatcherDriver(m_events);
 	}
 
@@ -166,7 +175,8 @@ final class PosixEventDriver(Loop : PosixEventLoop) : EventDriver {
 }
 
 
-final class PosixEventDriverCore(Loop : PosixEventLoop, Timers : EventDriverTimers, Events : EventDriverEvents, Processes : EventDriverProcesses) : EventDriverCore {
+final class PosixEventDriverCore(Loop : PosixEventLoop, Timers : EventDriverTimers, Events : EventDriverEvents, Processes : EventDriverProcesses, Uring)
+	: EventDriverCore {
 @safe nothrow:
 	import core.atomic : atomicLoad, atomicStore;
 	import core.sync.mutex : Mutex;
@@ -183,7 +193,7 @@ final class PosixEventDriverCore(Loop : PosixEventLoop, Timers : EventDriverTime
 		Timers m_timers;
 		Events m_events;
 		Processes m_processes;
-		UringEventLoop m_uring;
+		Uring m_uring;
 		bool m_exit = false;
 		EventID m_wakeupEvent;
 
@@ -192,7 +202,7 @@ final class PosixEventDriverCore(Loop : PosixEventLoop, Timers : EventDriverTime
 	}
 
 	this(Loop loop, Timers timers, Events events, Processes processes,
-		UringEventLoop uring)
+		Uring uring)
 	@nogc {
 		m_loop = loop;
 		m_timers = timers;
@@ -235,7 +245,7 @@ final class PosixEventDriverCore(Loop : PosixEventLoop, Timers : EventDriverTime
 		if (!waiterCount) {
 			return ExitReason.outOfWaiters;
 		}
-		version (linux) {
+		version (EventcoreEpollUsesUring) {
 			// this is required to make the kernel aware of
 			// submitted SEQ, otherwise the first call to
 			// process events could stall
@@ -245,7 +255,7 @@ final class PosixEventDriverCore(Loop : PosixEventLoop, Timers : EventDriverTime
 		if (timeout <= 0.seconds) {
 			got_events = m_loop.doProcessEvents(0.seconds);
 			m_timers.process(MonoTime.currTime);
-			version (linux) got_events |= m_uring.doProcessEvents(0.seconds);
+			version (EventcoreEpollUsesUring) got_events |= m_uring.doProcessEvents(0.seconds);
 		} else {
 			auto now = MonoTime.currTime;
 			do {
@@ -254,7 +264,7 @@ final class PosixEventDriverCore(Loop : PosixEventLoop, Timers : EventDriverTime
 				auto prev_step = now;
 				now = MonoTime.currTime;
 				got_events |= m_timers.process(now);
-				version(linux) got_events |= m_uring.doProcessEvents(0.seconds);
+				version(EventcoreEpollUsesUring) got_events |= m_uring.doProcessEvents(0.seconds);
 				if (timeout != Duration.max)
 					timeout -= now - prev_step;
 			} while (timeout > 0.seconds && !m_exit && !got_events);
diff --git a/source/eventcore/drivers/posix/io_uring/io_uring.d b/source/eventcore/drivers/posix/io_uring/io_uring.d
index 28175cc2..0c3007aa 100644
--- a/source/eventcore/drivers/posix/io_uring/io_uring.d
+++ b/source/eventcore/drivers/posix/io_uring/io_uring.d
@@ -110,6 +110,18 @@ private struct UserData
 	ubyte[16*size_t.sizeof] userData;
 }
 
+
+/// substitue for UringCore that does nothing for
+/// non-uring posix event loops
+final class NoRing
+{
+	void registerEventID(EventID id) nothrow @trusted @nogc { }
+	void submit() nothrow @trusted @nogc { }
+	@property size_t waiterCount() const nothrow @safe { return 0; }
+	bool doProcessEvents(Duration timeout, bool dontWait = true) nothrow @trusted { return false; }
+}
+
+
 ///
 final class UringEventLoop
 {