diff --git a/srcpkgs/libuv/patches/disable-fs-chown.patch b/srcpkgs/libuv/patches/disable-fs-chown.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2483646bfd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/libuv/patches/disable-fs-chown.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+--- test/test-list.h
++++ test/test-list.h
+@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ TEST_DECLARE   (fs_access)
+ TEST_DECLARE   (fs_chmod)
+ TEST_DECLARE   (fs_copyfile)
+ TEST_DECLARE   (fs_unlink_readonly)
+-TEST_DECLARE   (fs_chown)
++/* TEST_DECLARE   (fs_chown) */
+ TEST_DECLARE   (fs_link)
+ TEST_DECLARE   (fs_readlink)
+ TEST_DECLARE   (fs_realpath)
+@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ TASK_LIST_START
+   TEST_ENTRY  (fs_chmod)
+   TEST_ENTRY  (fs_copyfile)
+   TEST_ENTRY  (fs_unlink_readonly)
+-  TEST_ENTRY  (fs_chown)
++  /* TEST_ENTRY  (fs_chown) */
+   TEST_ENTRY  (fs_utime)
+   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
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2468da5be9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/libuv/patches/disable-setuid-test.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+--- test/test-list.h
++++ test/test-list.h
+@@ -240,8 +240,10 @@ TEST_DECLARE   (spawn_detached)
+ TEST_DECLARE   (spawn_and_kill_with_std)
+ TEST_DECLARE   (spawn_and_ping)
+ TEST_DECLARE   (spawn_preserve_env)
++#if 0
+ TEST_DECLARE   (spawn_setuid_fails)
+ TEST_DECLARE   (spawn_setgid_fails)
++#endif
+ TEST_DECLARE   (spawn_stdout_to_file)
+ TEST_DECLARE   (spawn_stdout_and_stderr_to_file)
+ TEST_DECLARE   (spawn_stdout_and_stderr_to_file2)
+@@ -351,7 +353,9 @@ TEST_DECLARE   (win32_signum_number)
+ TEST_DECLARE   (emfile)
+ TEST_DECLARE   (close_fd)
+ TEST_DECLARE   (spawn_fs_open)
++#if 0
+ TEST_DECLARE   (spawn_setuid_setgid)
++#endif
+ TEST_DECLARE   (we_get_signal)
+ TEST_DECLARE   (we_get_signals)
+ TEST_DECLARE   (signal_multiple_loops)
+@@ -669,8 +673,10 @@ TASK_LIST_START
+   TEST_ENTRY  (spawn_and_kill_with_std)
+   TEST_ENTRY  (spawn_and_ping)
+   TEST_ENTRY  (spawn_preserve_env)
++#if 0
+   TEST_ENTRY  (spawn_setuid_fails)
+   TEST_ENTRY  (spawn_setgid_fails)
++#endif
+   TEST_ENTRY  (spawn_stdout_to_file)
+   TEST_ENTRY  (spawn_stdout_and_stderr_to_file)
+   TEST_ENTRY  (spawn_stdout_and_stderr_to_file2)
+@@ -701,7 +707,9 @@ TASK_LIST_START
+   TEST_ENTRY  (emfile)
+   TEST_ENTRY  (close_fd)
+   TEST_ENTRY  (spawn_fs_open)
++#if 0
+   TEST_ENTRY  (spawn_setuid_setgid)
++#endif
+   TEST_ENTRY  (we_get_signal)
+   TEST_ENTRY  (we_get_signals)
+   TEST_ENTRY  (signal_multiple_loops)
+
diff --git a/srcpkgs/libuv/template b/srcpkgs/libuv/template
index ec8921ea2b5..40336261b4d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libuv/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libuv/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template build file for 'libuv'
 pkgname=libuv
-version=1.16.1
+version=1.17.0
 revision=1
 short_desc="Multi-platform support library with a focus on asynchronous I/O"
 maintainer="Enno Boland <gottox@voidlinux.eu>"
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ build_style="gnu-configure"
 hostmakedepends="automake libtool pkg-config"
 homepage="http://libuv.org/"
 distfiles="https://github.com/libuv/libuv/archive/v$version.tar.gz"
-checksum=61f7937eef924da0dc386c038b8a4e1fc4f1803af966e1ecf640fb0e1cb5043b
+checksum=c7282fd7ccec9b8c331e7bb6d5008617f8a980e61ec5748be61c263b85efb47c
 
 pre_configure() {
 	NOCONFIGURE=1 ./autogen.sh