diff --git a/bootstrap b/bootstrap
index 0bee6c5..07552a1 100755
--- a/bootstrap
+++ b/bootstrap
@@ -569,6 +569,8 @@
   --no-system-libarchive  use cmake-provided libarchive library (default)
   --system-librhash       use system-installed librhash library
   --no-system-librhash    use cmake-provided librhash library (default)
+  --system-libuv          use system-installed libuv library
+  --no-system-libuv       use cmake-provided libuv library (default)
 
   --qt-gui                build the Qt-based GUI (requires Qt >= 4.2)
   --no-qt-gui             do not build the Qt-based GUI (default)
@@ -803,10 +805,10 @@
   --init=*) cmake_init_file=`cmake_arg "$1"` ;;
   --system-libs) cmake_bootstrap_system_libs="${cmake_bootstrap_system_libs} -DCMAKE_USE_SYSTEM_LIBRARIES=1" ;;
   --no-system-libs) cmake_bootstrap_system_libs="${cmake_bootstrap_system_libs} -DCMAKE_USE_SYSTEM_LIBRARIES=0" ;;
-  --system-bzip2|--system-curl|--system-expat|--system-jsoncpp|--system-libarchive|--system-librhash|--system-zlib|--system-liblzma)
+  --system-bzip2|--system-curl|--system-expat|--system-jsoncpp|--system-libarchive|--system-librhash|--system-zlib|--system-liblzma|--system-libuv)
     lib=`cmake_arg "$1" "--system-"`
     cmake_bootstrap_system_libs="${cmake_bootstrap_system_libs} -DCMAKE_USE_SYSTEM_LIBRARY_`cmake_toupper $lib`=1" ;;
-  --no-system-bzip2|--no-system-curl|--no-system-expat|--no-system-jsoncpp|--no-system-libarchive|--no-system-librhash|--no-system-zlib|--no-system-liblzma)
+  --no-system-bzip2|--no-system-curl|--no-system-expat|--no-system-jsoncpp|--no-system-libarchive|--no-system-librhash|--no-system-zlib|--no-system-liblzma|--no-system-libuv)
     lib=`cmake_arg "$1" "--no-system-"`
     cmake_bootstrap_system_libs="${cmake_bootstrap_system_libs} -DCMAKE_USE_SYSTEM_LIBRARY_`cmake_toupper $lib`=0" ;;
   --qt-gui) cmake_bootstrap_qt_gui="1" ;;