diff --git a/srcpkgs/libuv/template b/srcpkgs/libuv/template
index 19bb4a3a6e8..706eec62e36 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libuv/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libuv/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template build file for 'libuv'
 pkgname=libuv
 version=0.10.27
-revision=2
+revision=3
 short_desc="Multi-platform support library with a focus on asynchronous I/O"
 maintainer="Enno Boland <eb@s01.de>"
 license="BSD/ISC"
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ do_install() {
 
 	vinstall libuv.a 644 "usr/lib"
 	vinstall libuv.so 644 "usr/lib"
+	mv $DESTDIR/usr/lib/libuv.so $DESTDIR/usr/lib/libuv.so.${version%.*}
+	ln -sr $DESTDIR/usr/lib/libuv.so.${version%.*} $DESTDIR/usr/lib/libuv.so
 }
 
 libuv-devel_package() {