diff --git a/srcpkgs/libuv/patches/disable-fs-chown.patch b/srcpkgs/libuv/patches/disable-fs-chown.patch
index e2dd0899fad..893d09edfa0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libuv/patches/disable-fs-chown.patch
+++ b/srcpkgs/libuv/patches/disable-fs-chown.patch
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
---- test/test-list.h.orig	2018-04-16 19:13:01.184197428 +0200
-+++ test/test-list.h	2018-04-16 19:13:28.144260600 +0200
-@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ TEST_DECLARE   (fs_unlink_readonly)
+--- test/test-list.h.orig	2021-03-02 21:59:17.718832425 +1100
++++ test/test-list.h	2021-03-02 21:59:41.809157112 +1100
+@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@
  #ifdef _WIN32
  TEST_DECLARE   (fs_unlink_archive_readonly)
  #endif
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@
  TEST_DECLARE   (fs_link)
  TEST_DECLARE   (fs_readlink)
  TEST_DECLARE   (fs_realpath)
-@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ TASK_LIST_START
+@@ -997,7 +997,7 @@
  #ifdef _WIN32
    TEST_ENTRY  (fs_unlink_archive_readonly)
  #endif
 -  TEST_ENTRY  (fs_chown)
 +  /* TEST_ENTRY  (fs_chown) */
    TEST_ENTRY  (fs_utime)
+   TEST_ENTRY  (fs_utime_round)
    TEST_ENTRY  (fs_futime)
-   TEST_ENTRY  (fs_readlink)
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libuv/patches/disable-setuid-test.patch b/srcpkgs/libuv/patches/disable-setuid-test.patch
index 27ccb746445..9dbd6bcee61 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libuv/patches/disable-setuid-test.patch
+++ b/srcpkgs/libuv/patches/disable-setuid-test.patch
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
---- test/test-list.h.orig	2018-04-16 19:13:01.184197428 +0200
-+++ test/test-list.h	2018-04-16 19:15:11.042501710 +0200
-@@ -254,8 +254,8 @@ TEST_DECLARE   (spawn_detached)
+--- test/test-list.h.orig	2021-03-02 21:59:17.718832425 +1100
++++ test/test-list.h	2021-03-02 22:05:18.359833402 +1100
+@@ -305,8 +305,8 @@
  TEST_DECLARE   (spawn_and_kill_with_std)
  TEST_DECLARE   (spawn_and_ping)
  TEST_DECLARE   (spawn_preserve_env)
@@ -11,16 +11,16 @@
  TEST_DECLARE   (spawn_stdout_to_file)
  TEST_DECLARE   (spawn_stdout_and_stderr_to_file)
  TEST_DECLARE   (spawn_stdout_and_stderr_to_file2)
-@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ TEST_DECLARE   (win32_signum_number)
+@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@
+ TEST_DECLARE   (win32_signum_number)
+ #else
  TEST_DECLARE   (emfile)
- TEST_DECLARE   (close_fd)
- TEST_DECLARE   (spawn_fs_open)
 -TEST_DECLARE   (spawn_setuid_setgid)
 +/* TEST_DECLARE   (spawn_setuid_setgid) */
  TEST_DECLARE   (we_get_signal)
  TEST_DECLARE   (we_get_signals)
  TEST_DECLARE   (we_get_signal_one_shot)
-@@ -755,8 +755,8 @@ TASK_LIST_START
+@@ -923,8 +923,8 @@
    TEST_ENTRY  (spawn_and_kill_with_std)
    TEST_ENTRY  (spawn_and_ping)
    TEST_ENTRY  (spawn_preserve_env)
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@
    TEST_ENTRY  (spawn_stdout_to_file)
    TEST_ENTRY  (spawn_stdout_and_stderr_to_file)
    TEST_ENTRY  (spawn_stdout_and_stderr_to_file2)
-@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ TASK_LIST_START
+@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@
+   TEST_ENTRY  (win32_signum_number)
+ #else
    TEST_ENTRY  (emfile)
-   TEST_ENTRY  (close_fd)
-   TEST_ENTRY  (spawn_fs_open)
 -  TEST_ENTRY  (spawn_setuid_setgid)
 +  /* TEST_ENTRY  (spawn_setuid_setgid) */
    TEST_ENTRY  (we_get_signal)
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libuv/template b/srcpkgs/libuv/template
index 458c4ed52aa..76a36863f4b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libuv/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libuv/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'libuv'
 pkgname=libuv
-version=1.39.0
+version=1.41.0
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 hostmakedepends="automake libtool pkg-config"
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ license="MIT, CC-BY-SA-4.0"
 homepage="https://libuv.org/"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/libuv/libuv/v1.x/ChangeLog"
 distfiles="https://github.com/libuv/libuv/archive/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=dc7b21f1bb7ef19f4b42c5ea058afabe51132d165da18812b70fb319659ba629
+checksum=6cfeb5f4bab271462b4a2cc77d4ecec847fdbdc26b72019c27ae21509e6f94fa
+# the tests fail when run as root and as such break in the CI containers
+make_check="extended"
 
 LDFLAGS="-pthread"