diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d872a3bd..adc3b6ce 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ project(machinarium)
 set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH}
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake)
 
-set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -Wall -Wextra -g")
+set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -Wall -Wextra -g -fPIC")
 
 if ("${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL "Release")
     set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "${CMAKE_C_FLAGS} -O2")
@@ -18,9 +18,12 @@ endif()
 include_directories("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/src")
 include_directories("${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/src")
 
+add_custom_target(build_libs)
 set(mm_libraries "")
 
-find_package(LIBUV)
+# machinarium
+include(BuildLIBUV)
+build_libuv()
 set(mm_libraries ${mm_libraries} ${LIBUV_LIBRARIES})
 include_directories(${LIBUV_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 
diff --git a/cmake/BuildLIBUV.cmake b/cmake/BuildLIBUV.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b765abe6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/BuildLIBUV.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+
+macro(build_libuv)
+	set(LIBUV_INCLUDE_DIRS ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/lib/libuv/include)
+	set(LIBUV_OPTS CFLAGS="${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}" LDFLAGS="${CMAKE_STATIC_LINKER_FLAGS}")
+	separate_arguments(LIBUV_OPTS)
+	if (${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR} STREQUAL ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR})
+		add_custom_command(
+			OUTPUT  ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/lib/libuv/.libs/libuv${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}
+			COMMAND ./autogen.sh
+			COMMAND ./configure
+			COMMAND ${CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM} ${LIBUV_OPTS} -C ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/lib/libuv
+			WORKING_DIRECTORY ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/lib/libuv
+		)
+	else()
+		add_custom_command(
+			OUTPUT  ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/lib/libuv/.libs/libuv${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}
+			COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E make_directory ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/lib/libuv
+			COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_directory ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/lib/libuv ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/lib/libuv
+			COMMAND cd ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/lib/libuv && ./autogen.sh
+			COMMAND cd ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/lib/libuv && ./configure
+			COMMAND ${CMAKE_MAKE_PROGRAM} ${LIBUV_OPTS} -C ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/lib/libuv
+		)
+	endif()
+	add_custom_target(libuv ALL
+		DEPENDS ${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/lib/libuv/.libs/libuv${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}
+	)
+	message(STATUS "Use shipped libuv: ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/lib/libuv")
+	set (LIBUV_LIBRARIES "${PROJECT_BINARY_DIR}/lib/libuv/.libs/libuv${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
+	set (LIBUV_FOUND 1)
+	add_dependencies(build_libs libuv)
+endmacro(build_libuv)