diff --git a/cmake/libpoly.cmake b/cmake/libpoly.cmake
index f30662a4..0b759f38 100644
--- a/cmake/libpoly.cmake
+++ b/cmake/libpoly.cmake
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ endif()
 find_package(Threads REQUIRED)
 find_package(CairoFC REQUIRED)
 
+find_package(LibUV 1.8.0 REQUIRED)
+
 if (ENABLE_ALSA)
   find_package(ALSA REQUIRED)
 endif()
@@ -98,8 +100,6 @@ endif()
 find_package(Xcb ${XRANDR_VERSION} REQUIRED COMPONENTS RANDR)
 find_package(Xcb REQUIRED COMPONENTS ${XORG_EXTENSIONS})
 
-find_package(LibUV 1.10.0 REQUIRED)
-
 # FreeBSD Support
 if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "FreeBSD")
   find_package(LibInotify REQUIRED)
diff --git a/cmake/modules/FindLibUV.cmake b/cmake/modules/FindLibUV.cmake
index a9356ae8..e5e40bb9 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/FindLibUV.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/FindLibUV.cmake
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # This module defines
-# LIBUV_FOUND
-# LIBUV_INCLUDE_DIR
-# LIBUV_INCLUDE_DIRS
-# LIBUV_LIBRARY
-# LIBUV_LIBRARIES
-# LIBUV_VERSION
+# LibUV_FOUND
+# LibUV_INCLUDE_DIR
+# LibUV_INCLUDE_DIRS
+# LibUV_LIBRARY
+# LibUV_LIBRARIES
+# LibUV_VERSION
 
-find_package_impl("libuv" "LIBUV" "")
+find_package_impl("libuv" "LibUV" "uv.h")
 
-if(LIBUV_FOUND AND NOT TARGET LibUV::LibUV)
-  create_imported_target("LibUV::LibUV" "${LIBUV_INCLUDE_DIR}" "${LIBUV_LIBRARY}")
+if(LibUV_FOUND AND NOT TARGET LibUV::LibUV)
+  create_imported_target("LibUV::LibUV" "${LibUV_INCLUDE_DIR}" "${LibUV_LIBRARY}")
 endif()