diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/uv/uvwasi/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/uv/uvwasi/package.nix
index 8d48132e945e..5194fdc7ab07 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/uv/uvwasi/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/uv/uvwasi/package.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
   stdenv,
   testers,
   validatePkgConfig,
+  static ? stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic, # generates static libraries *only*
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
@@ -21,6 +22,20 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     hash = "sha256-+vz/qTMRRDHV1VE4nny9vYYtarZHk1xoM4EZiah3jnY=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # FIXME: remove when included in a release
+    (fetchpatch2 {
+      url = "https://github.com/nodejs/uvwasi/commit/0820128569533c855d60c0f6382acbb14aa62ad2.patch?full_index=1";
+      hash = "sha256-psjivoarqisOuCdVJAWuFH0aITzwb/obmal3ewVXvG4=";
+    })
+  ];
+  postPatch = lib.optionalString static ''
+    substituteInPlace CMakeLists.txt --replace-fail 'TARGETS uvwasi_a uvwasi' 'TARGETS uvwasi_a'
+  '';
+  cmakeFlags = [
+    (lib.cmakeBool "UVWASI_BUILD_SHARED" (!static))
+  ];
+
   outputs = [
     "out"
   ];