diff --git a/Make.inc b/Make.inc
index f536d15d9b08cc..182716a2f8b0fc 100644
--- a/Make.inc
+++ b/Make.inc
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ ifeq ($(USE_SYSTEM_LIBUV), 1)
   LIBUV := $(LOCALBASE)/lib/libuv-julia.a
   LIBUV_INC := $(LOCALBASE)/include
 else
-  LIBUV := $(build_libdir)/libuv.a
+  LIBUV := -luv
   LIBUV_INC := $(build_includedir)
 endif
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3dd4746f1503ed..e4412cc8e40869 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ JL_PRIVATE_LIBS-$(USE_SYSTEM_MBEDTLS) += libmbedtls libmbedcrypto libmbedx509
 JL_PRIVATE_LIBS-$(USE_SYSTEM_CURL) += libcurl
 JL_PRIVATE_LIBS-$(USE_SYSTEM_LIBGIT2) += libgit2
 JL_PRIVATE_LIBS-$(USE_SYSTEM_LIBUNWIND) += libunwind
+JL_PRIVATE_LIBS-$(USE_SYSTEM_LIBUV) += libuv
 ifeq ($(USE_LLVM_SHLIB),1)
 JL_PRIVATE_LIBS-$(USE_SYSTEM_LLVM) += libLLVM libLLVM-6
 endif
diff --git a/src/Makefile b/src/Makefile
index 40070d353758c3..b1b05952961672 100644
--- a/src/Makefile
+++ b/src/Makefile
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ else
   SONAME_DEBUG :=
 endif
 
-$(build_shlibdir)/libjulia-debug.$(JL_MAJOR_MINOR_SHLIB_EXT): $(SRCDIR)/julia.expmap $(DOBJS) $(BUILDDIR)/flisp/libflisp-debug.a $(BUILDDIR)/support/libsupport-debug.a $(LIBUV)
+$(build_shlibdir)/libjulia-debug.$(JL_MAJOR_MINOR_SHLIB_EXT): $(SRCDIR)/julia.expmap $(DOBJS) $(BUILDDIR)/flisp/libflisp-debug.a $(BUILDDIR)/support/libsupport-debug.a
 	@$(call PRINT_LINK, $(CXXLD) $(JCXXFLAGS) $(CXXLDFLAGS) $(DEBUGFLAGS) $(DOBJS) $(RPATH_LIB) -o $@ $(JLDFLAGS) $(JLIBLDFLAGS) $(DEBUG_LIBS) $(SONAME_DEBUG))
 	$(INSTALL_NAME_CMD)libjulia-debug.$(SHLIB_EXT) $@
 ifneq ($(OS), WINNT)
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ $(BUILDDIR)/libjulia-debug.a: $(SRCDIR)/julia.expmap $(DOBJS) $(BUILDDIR)/flisp/
 
 libjulia-debug: $(build_shlibdir)/libjulia-debug.$(JL_MAJOR_MINOR_SHLIB_EXT) $(PUBLIC_HEADER_TARGETS)
 
-$(build_shlibdir)/libjulia.$(JL_MAJOR_MINOR_SHLIB_EXT): $(SRCDIR)/julia.expmap $(OBJS) $(BUILDDIR)/flisp/libflisp.a $(BUILDDIR)/support/libsupport.a $(LIBUV)
+$(build_shlibdir)/libjulia.$(JL_MAJOR_MINOR_SHLIB_EXT): $(SRCDIR)/julia.expmap $(OBJS) $(BUILDDIR)/flisp/libflisp.a $(BUILDDIR)/support/libsupport.a
 	@$(call PRINT_LINK, $(CXXLD) $(JCXXFLAGS) $(CXXLDFLAGS) $(SHIPFLAGS) $(OBJS) $(RPATH_LIB) -o $@ $(JLDFLAGS) $(JLIBLDFLAGS) $(RELEASE_LIBS) $(SONAME))
 	$(INSTALL_NAME_CMD)libjulia.$(SHLIB_EXT) $@
 ifneq ($(OS), WINNT)
diff --git a/src/flisp/Makefile b/src/flisp/Makefile
index d1d92ab4c87bf5..6cc2d3800feaa1 100644
--- a/src/flisp/Makefile
+++ b/src/flisp/Makefile
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ OBJS := $(SRCS:%.c=$(BUILDDIR)/%.o)
 DOBJS := $(SRCS:%.c=$(BUILDDIR)/%.dbg.obj)
 LLT_release := $(BUILDDIR)/$(LLTDIR)/libsupport.a
 LLT_debug := $(BUILDDIR)/$(LLTDIR)/libsupport-debug.a
-LIBFILES_release := $(LLT_release) $(LIBUV) $(LIBUTF8PROC)
-LIBFILES_debug := $(LLT_debug) $(LIBUV) $(LIBUTF8PROC)
-LIBS :=
+LIBFILES_release := $(LLT_release) $(LIBUTF8PROC)
+LIBFILES_debug := $(LLT_debug) $(LIBUTF8PROC)
+LIBS := $(LIBUV)
 ifneq ($(OS),WINNT)
 LIBS += -lpthread
 endif
@@ -79,10 +79,10 @@ CCLD := $(LD)
 endif
 
 $(BUILDDIR)/$(EXENAME)-debug$(EXE): $(DOBJS) $(LIBFILES_debug) $(BUILDDIR)/$(LIBTARGET)-debug.a $(BUILDDIR)/flmain.dbg.obj | $(BUILDDIR)/flisp.boot
-	@$(call PRINT_LINK, $(CCLD) $(DEBUGFLAGS) $(JLDFLAGS) $(DOBJS) $(BUILDDIR)/flmain.dbg.obj -o $@ $(BUILDDIR)/$(LIBTARGET)-debug.a $(LIBFILES_debug) $(LIBS) $(OSLIBS))
+	@$(call PRINT_LINK, $(CCLD) $(DEBUGFLAGS) $(JLDFLAGS) $(DOBJS) $(BUILDDIR)/flmain.dbg.obj -o $@ $(BUILDDIR)/$(LIBTARGET)-debug.a $(LIBFILES_debug) -static $(LIBS) $(OSLIBS))
 
 $(BUILDDIR)/$(EXENAME)$(EXE): $(OBJS) $(LIBFILES_release) $(BUILDDIR)/$(LIBTARGET).a $(BUILDDIR)/flmain.o | $(BUILDDIR)/flisp.boot
-	@$(call PRINT_LINK, $(CCLD) $(SHIPFLAGS) $(JLDFLAGS) $(OBJS) $(BUILDDIR)/flmain.o -o $@ $(BUILDDIR)/$(LIBTARGET).a $(LIBFILES_release) $(LIBS) $(OSLIBS))
+	@$(call PRINT_LINK, $(CCLD) $(SHIPFLAGS) $(JLDFLAGS) $(OBJS) $(BUILDDIR)/flmain.o -o $@ $(BUILDDIR)/$(LIBTARGET).a $(LIBFILES_release) -static $(LIBS) $(OSLIBS))
 
 ifneq ($(BUILDDIR),.)
 $(BUILDDIR)/flisp.boot: flisp.boot | $(BUILDDIR)
diff --git a/ui/Makefile b/ui/Makefile
index 8f69136d1a5014..97c65797cf57c6 100644
--- a/ui/Makefile
+++ b/ui/Makefile
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ OBJS := $(SRCS:%=$(BUILDDIR)/%.o)
 DOBJS := $(SRCS:%=$(BUILDDIR)/%.dbg.obj)
 DEBUGFLAGS += $(FLAGS)
 SHIPFLAGS += $(FLAGS)
-JLDFLAGS += $(LDFLAGS) $(NO_WHOLE_ARCHIVE) $(OSLIBS) $(RPATH)
+JLDFLAGS += $(LDFLAGS) $(NO_WHOLE_ARCHIVE) $(OSLIBS) $(LIBUV) $(RPATH)
 
 ifeq ($(USE_SYSTEM_LIBM),0)
 ifneq ($(UNTRUSTED_SYSTEM_LIBM),0)