diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6ae840e7..23dcd7de 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -65,26 +65,30 @@ if(NOT WIN32 AND USE_LIBCPP)
     cmake_pop_check_state()
 endif()
 
+option(FETCH_LIBUV "Fetch the libuv repo using CMake FetchContent facility" ON)
 function(fetch_libuv)
-    include(FetchContent)
+    if (FETCH_LIBUV)
+        include(FetchContent)
 
-    FetchContent_Declare(
-        libuv
-        GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/libuv/libuv.git
-        GIT_TAG v1.40.0
-        GIT_SHALLOW 1
-    )
+        FetchContent_Declare(
+            libuv
+            GIT_REPOSITORY https://github.com/libuv/libuv.git
+            GIT_TAG v1.40.0
+            GIT_SHALLOW 1
+        )
 
-    FetchContent_GetProperties(libuv)
+        FetchContent_GetProperties(libuv)
 
-    if(NOT libuv_POPULATED)
-        FetchContent_Populate(libuv)
-        add_subdirectory(${libuv_SOURCE_DIR} ${libuv_BINARY_DIR})
-    endif()
+        if(NOT libuv_POPULATED)
+            FetchContent_Populate(libuv)
+            add_subdirectory(${libuv_SOURCE_DIR} ${libuv_BINARY_DIR})
+        endif()
 
-    add_library(uv::uv-static ALIAS uv_a)
-    set_target_properties(uv_a PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE 1)
-    set_target_properties(uv PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE 1)
+        add_library(uv::uv-static ALIAS uv_a)
+
+        set_target_properties(uv_a PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE 1)
+        set_target_properties(uv PROPERTIES POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE 1)
+    endif(FETCH_LIBUV)
 endfunction()
 
 #
@@ -93,10 +97,11 @@ endfunction()
 
 include(GNUInstallDirs)
 
+
 if(BUILD_UVW_LIBS)
     fetch_libuv()
-    add_subdirectory(src)
 
+    add_subdirectory(src)
     file(GLOB HEADERS src/uvw/*.h src/uvw/*.hpp)
 else()
     add_library(uvw INTERFACE)
@@ -167,6 +172,7 @@ if(BUILD_TESTING)
     option(FIND_GTEST_PACKAGE "Enable finding gtest package." OFF)
 
     fetch_libuv()
+
     enable_testing()
     add_subdirectory(test)
 endif()
diff --git a/src/CMakeLists.txt b/src/CMakeLists.txt
index d825e500..ed48f7ca 100644
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ endfunction()
 
 add_library(uvw-static STATIC)
 add_library(uvw::uvw-static ALIAS uvw-static)
-target_link_libraries(uvw-static PUBLIC uv::uv-static)
+target_link_libraries(uvw-static PUBLIC $<$<TARGET_EXISTS:uv::uv-static>:uv::uv-static> $<$<NOT:$<TARGET_EXISTS:uv::uv-static>>:uv_a dl>)
 set_target_properties(uvw-static PROPERTIES EXCLUDE_FROM_DEFAULT_BUILD 1)
 add_uvw_library(uvw-static)
 
@@ -73,5 +73,7 @@ add_uvw_library(uvw-static)
 
 install(EXPORT uvw NAMESPACE uvw:: DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
 install(TARGETS uvw-static EXPORT uvw ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
-install(TARGETS uv_a EXPORT uvw ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
-install(TARGETS uv EXPORT uvw LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
+if(FETCH_LIBUV)
+    install(TARGETS uv_a EXPORT uvw ARCHIVE DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
+    install(TARGETS uv EXPORT uvw LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
+endif(FETCH_LIBUV)
diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 4dc69d60..892b4aa8 100644
--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ function(ADD_UVW_TEST TEST_NAME TEST_SOURCE)
         ${TEST_NAME}
         PRIVATE
             $<$<TARGET_EXISTS:uvw::uvw>:uvw::uvw>
-            $<$<TARGET_EXISTS:uvw::uvw>:uv::uv-static>
+            $<$<TARGET_EXISTS:uv::uv-static>:uv::uv-static>
             $<$<TARGET_EXISTS:uvw::uvw-static>:uvw::uvw-static>
             GTest::Main
             Threads::Threads
@@ -78,9 +78,11 @@ endfunction()
 function(ADD_UVW_LIB_TEST TEST_NAME TEST_SOURCE)
     ADD_UVW_TEST(${TEST_NAME} ${TEST_SOURCE})
     target_link_libraries(${TEST_NAME} PRIVATE ${CMAKE_DL_LIBS})
-    target_compile_definitions(${TEST_NAME} PRIVATE TARGET_LIB_SO="$<TARGET_FILE:uv>")
+    target_compile_definitions(${TEST_NAME} PRIVATE TARGET_LIB_SO="$<TARGET_FILE:fake>")
 endfunction()
 
+add_library(fake SHARED fake.cpp)
+
 # List of available targets
 
 option(BUILD_DNS_TEST "Build DNS test." OFF)
diff --git a/test/fake.cpp b/test/fake.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c3eb25c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fake.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+extern "C" int fake_func(double *);
+
+int fake_func(double *d) {
+    if (d)
+        *d = -*d;
+    return -42;
+}
diff --git a/test/uvw/lib.cpp b/test/uvw/lib.cpp
index c4c38d7e..38f808c1 100644
--- a/test/uvw/lib.cpp
+++ b/test/uvw/lib.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,10 @@ TEST(SharedLib, Success) {
     ASSERT_TRUE(static_cast<bool>(*lib));
     ASSERT_EQ(&lib->loop(), loop.get());
     ASSERT_EQ(lib->sym<int(double *)>("foobar"), nullptr);
-    ASSERT_NE(lib->sym<int(double *)>("uv_uptime"), nullptr);
+    ASSERT_NE(lib->sym<int(double *)>("fake_func"), nullptr);
+    double d{1.};
+    ASSERT_EQ(-42, lib->sym<int(double *)>("fake_func")(&d));
+    ASSERT_DOUBLE_EQ(-1., d);
 
     // this forces a call to the destructor to invoke uv_dlclose
     lib.reset();