diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libuv/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libuv/default.nix
index e22bcdd86b4..3462c423ffd 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libuv/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libuv/default.nix
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 { stdenv, lib, fetchFromGitHub, autoconf, automake, libtool, pkgconfig, ApplicationServices, CoreServices }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  version = "1.38.0";
+  version = "1.38.1";
   pname = "libuv";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = pname;
     repo = pname;
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "04598jglikma5plfiprnw4pcxwp7b6aqxphxs65pdd5xira6dz0s";
+    sha256 = "0cvabjhi53qw94zyjkqamx0c607ayydfb4f3djx2gj8ab2p7s29n";
   };
 
   postPatch = let