diff --git a/build.mk b/build.mk
index abdd1396..158e5e43 100644
--- a/build.mk
+++ b/build.mk
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ TESTS= \
 	test/test-threadpool.o \
 	test/test-threadpool-cancel.o \
 	test/test-timer-again.o \
+	test/test-timer-from-check.o \
 	test/test-timer.o \
 	test/test-tty.o \
 	test/test-udp-dgram-too-big.o \
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ TESTS= \
 	test/test-util.o \
 	test/test-walk-handles.o \
 
-all: libuv.a
+.PHONY: all bench clean clean-platform distclean test
 
 run-tests$(E): test/run-tests.o test/runner.o $(RUNNER_SRC) $(TESTS) libuv.a
 	$(CC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(RUNNER_CFLAGS) -o $@ $^ $(RUNNER_LIBS) $(RUNNER_LDFLAGS)
@@ -152,10 +153,6 @@ run-benchmarks$(E): test/run-benchmarks.o test/runner.o $(RUNNER_SRC) $(BENCHMAR
 
 test/echo.o: test/echo.c test/echo.h
 
-
-.PHONY: clean clean-platform distclean test bench
-
-
 test: run-tests$(E)
 	$(CURDIR)/$<
 
diff --git a/common.gypi b/common.gypi
index 7f2e8c3e..df7da889 100644
--- a/common.gypi
+++ b/common.gypi
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
         },
         'xcode_settings': {
           'GCC_OPTIMIZATION_LEVEL': '0',
+          'OTHER_CFLAGS': [ '-Wno-strict-aliasing' ],
         },
         'conditions': [
           ['OS != "win"', {
diff --git a/config-unix.mk b/config-unix.mk
index 7b99ac1b..fbf88985 100644
--- a/config-unix.mk
+++ b/config-unix.mk
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ CPPFLAGS += -D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64
 
 RUNNER_SRC=test/runner-unix.c
 RUNNER_CFLAGS=$(CFLAGS) -I$(SRCDIR)/test
-RUNNER_LDFLAGS=-L"$(CURDIR)" -luv
+RUNNER_LDFLAGS=
 
 DTRACE_OBJS=
 DTRACE_HEADER=
@@ -165,6 +165,13 @@ endif
 
 RUNNER_LDFLAGS += $(LDFLAGS)
 
+all:
+	# Force a sequential build of the static and the shared library.
+	# Works around a make quirk where it forgets to (re)build either
+	# the *.o or *.pic.o files, depending on what target comes first.
+	$(MAKE) -f $(SRCDIR)/Makefile libuv.a
+	$(MAKE) -f $(SRCDIR)/Makefile libuv.$(SOEXT)
+
 libuv.a: $(OBJS)
 	$(AR) rcs $@ $^
 
diff --git a/src/win/process.c b/src/win/process.c
index f98767a4..fb445b6c 100644
--- a/src/win/process.c
+++ b/src/win/process.c
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ static WCHAR* search_path_join_test(const WCHAR* dir,
   attrs = GetFileAttributesW(result);
 
   if (attrs != INVALID_FILE_ATTRIBUTES &&
-     !(attrs & (FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY | FILE_ATTRIBUTE_REPARSE_POINT))) {
+      !(attrs & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY)) {
     return result;
   }
 
diff --git a/test/test-list.h b/test/test-list.h
index 156266d6..514ab676 100644
--- a/test/test-list.h
+++ b/test/test-list.h
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ TEST_DECLARE   (timer_order)
 TEST_DECLARE   (timer_huge_timeout)
 TEST_DECLARE   (timer_huge_repeat)
 TEST_DECLARE   (timer_run_once)
+TEST_DECLARE   (timer_from_check)
 TEST_DECLARE   (idle_starvation)
 TEST_DECLARE   (loop_handles)
 TEST_DECLARE   (get_loadavg)
@@ -352,6 +353,7 @@ TASK_LIST_START
   TEST_ENTRY  (timer_huge_timeout)
   TEST_ENTRY  (timer_huge_repeat)
   TEST_ENTRY  (timer_run_once)
+  TEST_ENTRY  (timer_from_check)
 
   TEST_ENTRY  (idle_starvation)
 
diff --git a/test/test-timer-from-check.c b/test/test-timer-from-check.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2aa3fe41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test-timer-from-check.c
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+/* Copyright Joyent, Inc. and other Node contributors. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+ * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to
+ * deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the
+ * rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or
+ * sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+ * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *
+ * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+ * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+ *
+ * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+ * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+ * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+ * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
+ * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS
+ * IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ */
+
+#include "uv.h"
+#include "task.h"
+
+static uv_prepare_t prepare_handle;
+static uv_check_t check_handle;
+static uv_timer_t timer_handle;
+
+static int prepare_cb_called;
+static int check_cb_called;
+static int timer_cb_called;
+
+
+static void prepare_cb(uv_prepare_t* handle, int status) {
+  ASSERT(0 == uv_prepare_stop(&prepare_handle));
+  ASSERT(0 == prepare_cb_called);
+  ASSERT(1 == check_cb_called);
+  ASSERT(0 == timer_cb_called);
+  prepare_cb_called++;
+}
+
+
+static void timer_cb(uv_timer_t* handle, int status) {
+  ASSERT(0 == uv_timer_stop(&timer_handle));
+  ASSERT(1 == prepare_cb_called);
+  ASSERT(1 == check_cb_called);
+  ASSERT(0 == timer_cb_called);
+  timer_cb_called++;
+}
+
+
+static void check_cb(uv_check_t* handle, int status) {
+  ASSERT(0 == uv_check_stop(&check_handle));
+  ASSERT(0 == uv_timer_stop(&timer_handle));  /* Runs before timer_cb. */
+  ASSERT(0 == uv_timer_start(&timer_handle, timer_cb, 50, 0));
+  ASSERT(0 == uv_prepare_start(&prepare_handle, prepare_cb));
+  ASSERT(0 == prepare_cb_called);
+  ASSERT(0 == check_cb_called);
+  ASSERT(0 == timer_cb_called);
+  check_cb_called++;
+}
+
+
+TEST_IMPL(timer_from_check) {
+  ASSERT(0 == uv_prepare_init(uv_default_loop(), &prepare_handle));
+  ASSERT(0 == uv_check_init(uv_default_loop(), &check_handle));
+  ASSERT(0 == uv_check_start(&check_handle, check_cb));
+  ASSERT(0 == uv_timer_init(uv_default_loop(), &timer_handle));
+  ASSERT(0 == uv_timer_start(&timer_handle, timer_cb, 50, 0));
+  ASSERT(0 == uv_run(uv_default_loop(), UV_RUN_DEFAULT));
+  ASSERT(1 == prepare_cb_called);
+  ASSERT(1 == check_cb_called);
+  ASSERT(1 == timer_cb_called);
+  uv_close((uv_handle_t*) &prepare_handle, NULL);
+  uv_close((uv_handle_t*) &check_handle, NULL);
+  uv_close((uv_handle_t*) &timer_handle, NULL);
+  ASSERT(0 == uv_run(uv_default_loop(), UV_RUN_ONCE));
+  MAKE_VALGRIND_HAPPY();
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/test/test-tty.c b/test/test-tty.c
index f3003efa..c26f7fa9 100644
--- a/test/test-tty.c
+++ b/test/test-tty.c
@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@ TEST_IMPL(tty) {
   ASSERT(UV_TTY == uv_guess_handle(ttyin_fd));
   ASSERT(UV_TTY == uv_guess_handle(ttyout_fd));
 
-  r = uv_tty_init(uv_default_loop(), &tty_in, ttyin_fd, 1);
+  r = uv_tty_init(uv_default_loop(), &tty_in, ttyin_fd, 1);  /* Readable. */
   ASSERT(r == 0);
 
-  r = uv_tty_init(uv_default_loop(), &tty_out, ttyout_fd, 2);
+  r = uv_tty_init(uv_default_loop(), &tty_out, ttyout_fd, 0);  /* Writable. */
   ASSERT(r == 0);
 
   r = uv_tty_get_winsize(&tty_out, &width, &height);
diff --git a/uv.gyp b/uv.gyp
index e000b189..40a81aac 100644
--- a/uv.gyp
+++ b/uv.gyp
@@ -368,6 +368,7 @@
         'test/test-barrier.c',
         'test/test-condvar.c',
         'test/test-timer-again.c',
+        'test/test-timer-from-check.c',
         'test/test-timer.c',
         'test/test-tty.c',
         'test/test-udp-dgram-too-big.c',