diff --git a/requests/core.py b/requests/core.py
index c807e9a9..f434d59a 100644
--- a/requests/core.py
+++ b/requests/core.py
@@ -13,18 +13,19 @@
 import urllib
 import urllib2
 
-try:
-	from gevent import monkey 
-	monkey.patch_all()
-except ImportError:
-	pass
-	
 try:
 	import eventlet
 	eventlet.monkey_patch()
 except ImportError:
 	pass
 
+if not 'eventlet' in locals():
+	try:
+		from gevent import monkey 
+		monkey.patch_all()
+	except ImportError:
+		pass
+	
 
 from .packages.poster.encode import multipart_encode
 from .packages.poster.streaminghttp import register_openers