diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 49bc65c..d11237b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 /uvw-2.10.0_libuv_v1.42.tar.gz
 /uvw-2.11.0_libuv_v1.43.tar.gz
 /uvw-2.12.1_libuv_v1.44.tar.gz
-/uvw-3.*_libuv_v1.*.tar.gz
diff --git a/sources b/sources
index eeafd3b..6a0906b 100644
--- a/sources
+++ b/sources
@@ -1 +1 @@
-SHA512 (uvw-3.4.0_libuv_v1.48.tar.gz) = dbf03c63b0693263b77b405e8f6bf4c207795be9bd024bbc06484e523b55257add1eab632067a956d03399d91ee389c46312603e7754b152c4caf51b40f6bec4
+SHA512 (uvw-2.12.1_libuv_v1.44.tar.gz) = edf8aae809cf1428c01225070d2b3e401eecf60ba88913786833fc4ad057565215eb727ca040e4316ddbf1b41fe401bbd956cf17847df23cdf3ccdc97e44dfa6
diff --git a/uvw-2.10-test-libuv-dynamic.patch b/uvw-2.10-test-libuv-dynamic.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..55b8420
--- /dev/null
+++ b/uvw-2.10-test-libuv-dynamic.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+From efefe50cbf7b0069174b8381805ad9cf51a719a5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Petr Mensik <pemensik@redhat.com>
+Date: Sat, 21 Aug 2021 20:54:11 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] Support dynamic linkage of tests
+
+If libuv is not fetched, try to find and provide libuv parameters using
+pkg-config. Makes dynamic linking to shared libuv library from the
+system.
+---
+ test/CMakeLists.txt | 13 +++++++++++++
+ 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/test/CMakeLists.txt b/test/CMakeLists.txt
+index b482523..d071c04 100644
+--- a/test/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/test/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -44,6 +44,18 @@ endif()
+ function(ADD_UVW_TEST TEST_NAME TEST_SOURCE)
+     add_executable(${TEST_NAME} ${TEST_SOURCE})
+ 
++    if (NOT FETCH_LIBUV)
++        find_package(PkgConfig QUIET)
++        if (PkgConfig_FOUND)
++            pkg_check_modules(LIBUV REQUIRED libuv)
++
++            target_include_directories(
++                ${TEST_NAME}
++                PUBLIC ${LIBUV_INCLUDE_DIRS}
++            )
++        endif(PkgConfig_FOUND)
++    endif(NOT FETCH_LIBUV)
++
+     target_link_libraries(
+         ${TEST_NAME}
+         PRIVATE
+@@ -52,6 +64,7 @@ function(ADD_UVW_TEST TEST_NAME TEST_SOURCE)
+             $<$<TARGET_EXISTS:uvw::uvw-static>:uvw::uvw-static>            
+             $<$<TARGET_EXISTS:uv::uv-shared>:uv::uv-shared>
+             $<$<TARGET_EXISTS:uvw::uvw-shared>:uvw::uvw-shared>
++            ${LIBUV_LDFLAGS} ${LIBUV_LIBRARIES}
+             GTest::Main
+             Threads::Threads
+             ${LIBRT}
+-- 
+2.31.1
+
diff --git a/uvw.spec b/uvw.spec
index d1bce84..11e09e7 100644
--- a/uvw.spec
+++ b/uvw.spec
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 %global forgeurl0 https://github.com/skypjack/uvw
-%global libuv_ver 1.48
+%global libuv_ver 1.44
 %global tag0 v%{version}_libuv_v%{libuv_ver}
 %global distprefix %{nil}
 
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 %global debug_package %{nil}
 
 Name:           uvw
-Version:        3.4.0
+Version:        2.12.1
 %forgemeta
 Release:        %autorelease
 Summary:        Header-only easy to use libuv C++ wrapper
@@ -16,9 +16,12 @@ License:        MIT
 URL:            https://github.com/skypjack/uvw
 Source0:        %forgesource
 
-BuildRequires:  gcc-c++
-BuildRequires:  cmake
+# https://github.com/skypjack/uvw/pull/253
+Patch1:         uvw-2.10-test-libuv-dynamic.patch
+
+BuildRequires:  gcc-c++, cmake
 BuildRequires:  libuv-devel >= %{libuv_ver}
+BuildRequires:  libcxx-devel
 BuildRequires:  doxygen
 BuildRequires:  gtest-devel
 BuildRequires:  sed
@@ -71,12 +74,9 @@ echo 'Requires: libuv' >> libuvw-static.pc.in
 # This check is failing on some platforms
 sed -e 's|ASSERT_NE(cpuInfo\[0\].speed, decltype(cpuInfo\[0\].speed){0});|// &|' \
     -i test/uvw/util.cpp
-# does not pass now in mock for some reason
-sed -e 's/TEST(Loop, Walk)/TEST(Loop, DISABLED_Walk)/' \
-    -i test/uvw/loop.cpp
 
 %build
-%cmake -DFIND_LIBUV=ON -DFETCH_LIBUV=OFF -DBUILD_TESTING=ON -DBUILD_DOCS=ON -DFIND_GTEST_PACKAGE=ON
+%cmake -DFETCH_LIBUV=OFF -DBUILD_TESTING=ON -DBUILD_DOCS=ON -DFIND_GTEST_PACKAGE=ON
 %cmake_build