diff --git a/deps/uv/unofficial.gni b/deps/uv/unofficial.gni
index 864414475fa69c..0944d6ddd241b1 100644
--- a/deps/uv/unofficial.gni
+++ b/deps/uv/unofficial.gni
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ template("uv_gn_build") {
       ldflags = [ "-pthread" ]
     }
     if (is_linux) {
-      libs += [
+      libs = [
         "m",
         "dl",
         "rt",