diff --git a/deps/uv/Makefile b/deps/uv/Makefile
index 884f514bf2..cf1e7880bf 100644
--- a/deps/uv/Makefile
+++ b/deps/uv/Makefile
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ endif
 TESTS=test/blackhole-server.c test/echo-server.c test/test-*.c
 BENCHMARKS=test/blackhole-server.c test/echo-server.c test/dns-server.c test/benchmark-*.c
 
-all: uv.a test/run-tests$(E) test/run-benchmarks$(E)
+all: uv.a
 
 $(CARES_OBJS): %.o: %.c
 	$(CC) -o $*.o -c $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $< -DHAVE_CONFIG_H
diff --git a/deps/uv/src/unix/process.c b/deps/uv/src/unix/process.c
index 06af65d5b8..c43660d800 100644
--- a/deps/uv/src/unix/process.c
+++ b/deps/uv/src/unix/process.c
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ int uv_spawn(uv_loop_t* loop, uv_process_t* process,
 #endif
   int status;
   pid_t pid;
+  int flags;
 
   uv__handle_init(loop, (uv_handle_t*)process, UV_PROCESS);
   loop->counters.process_init++;
@@ -255,8 +256,9 @@ int uv_spawn(uv_loop_t* loop, uv_process_t* process,
     assert(stdin_pipe[0] >= 0);
     uv__close(stdin_pipe[0]);
     uv__nonblock(stdin_pipe[1], 1);
+    flags = UV_WRITABLE | (options.stdin_stream->ipc ? UV_READABLE : 0);
     uv__stream_open((uv_stream_t*)options.stdin_stream, stdin_pipe[1],
-        UV_WRITABLE);
+        flags);
   }
 
   if (stdout_pipe[0] >= 0) {
@@ -264,8 +266,9 @@ int uv_spawn(uv_loop_t* loop, uv_process_t* process,
     assert(stdout_pipe[1] >= 0);
     uv__close(stdout_pipe[1]);
     uv__nonblock(stdout_pipe[0], 1);
+    flags = UV_READABLE | (options.stdout_stream->ipc ? UV_WRITABLE : 0);
     uv__stream_open((uv_stream_t*)options.stdout_stream, stdout_pipe[0],
-        UV_READABLE);
+        flags);
   }
 
   if (stderr_pipe[0] >= 0) {
@@ -273,8 +276,9 @@ int uv_spawn(uv_loop_t* loop, uv_process_t* process,
     assert(stderr_pipe[1] >= 0);
     uv__close(stderr_pipe[1]);
     uv__nonblock(stderr_pipe[0], 1);
+    flags = UV_READABLE | (options.stderr_stream->ipc ? UV_WRITABLE : 0);
     uv__stream_open((uv_stream_t*)options.stderr_stream, stderr_pipe[0],
-        UV_READABLE);
+        flags);
   }
 
   return 0;
diff --git a/deps/uv/src/unix/stream.c b/deps/uv/src/unix/stream.c
index 0268158252..a68d7a964a 100644
--- a/deps/uv/src/unix/stream.c
+++ b/deps/uv/src/unix/stream.c
@@ -563,6 +563,7 @@ static void uv__read(uv_stream_t* stream) {
       return;
     } else {
       /* Successful read */
+      size_t buflen = buf.len;
 
       if (stream->read_cb) {
         stream->read_cb(stream, nread, buf);
@@ -599,6 +600,11 @@ static void uv__read(uv_stream_t* stream) {
         } else {
           stream->read2_cb((uv_pipe_t*)stream, nread, buf, UV_UNKNOWN_HANDLE);
         }
+
+        /* Return if we didn't fill the buffer, there is no more data to read. */
+        if (nread < buflen) {
+          return;
+        }
       }
     }
   }
@@ -907,14 +913,11 @@ int uv_read2_start(uv_stream_t* stream, uv_alloc_cb alloc_cb,
 
 
 int uv_read_stop(uv_stream_t* stream) {
-  uv_tcp_t* tcp = (uv_tcp_t*)stream;
-
-  ((uv_handle_t*)tcp)->flags &= ~UV_READING;
-
-  ev_io_stop(tcp->loop->ev, &tcp->read_watcher);
-  tcp->read_cb = NULL;
-  tcp->read2_cb = NULL;
-  tcp->alloc_cb = NULL;
+  ev_io_stop(stream->loop->ev, &stream->read_watcher);
+  stream->flags &= ~UV_READING;
+  stream->read_cb = NULL;
+  stream->read2_cb = NULL;
+  stream->alloc_cb = NULL;
   return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/deps/uv/test/test-fs.c b/deps/uv/test/test-fs.c
index d5e7e2915a..73939e2bfd 100644
--- a/deps/uv/test/test-fs.c
+++ b/deps/uv/test/test-fs.c
@@ -1163,13 +1163,21 @@ TEST_IMPL(fs_symlink) {
 
 TEST_IMPL(fs_utime) {
   utime_check_t checkme;
-  const char* path = ".";
+  const char* path = "test_file";
   double atime;
   double mtime;
   uv_fs_t req;
   int r;
 
+  /* Setup. */
   loop = uv_default_loop();
+  unlink(path);
+  r = uv_fs_open(loop, &req, path, O_RDWR | O_CREAT,
+      S_IWRITE | S_IREAD, NULL);
+  ASSERT(r != -1);
+  ASSERT(req.result != -1);
+  uv_fs_req_cleanup(&req);
+  close(r);
 
   atime = mtime = 400497753; /* 1982-09-10 11:22:33 */
 
@@ -1196,24 +1204,35 @@ TEST_IMPL(fs_utime) {
   uv_run(loop);
   ASSERT(utime_cb_count == 1);
 
+  /* Cleanup. */
+  unlink(path);
+
   return 0;
 }
 
 
 TEST_IMPL(fs_futime) {
   utime_check_t checkme;
-  const char* path = ".";
+  const char* path = "test_file";
   double atime;
   double mtime;
   uv_file file;
   uv_fs_t req;
   int r;
 
+  /* Setup. */
   loop = uv_default_loop();
+  unlink(path);
+  r = uv_fs_open(loop, &req, path, O_RDWR | O_CREAT,
+      S_IWRITE | S_IREAD, NULL);
+  ASSERT(r != -1);
+  ASSERT(req.result != -1);
+  uv_fs_req_cleanup(&req);
+  close(r);
 
   atime = mtime = 400497753; /* 1982-09-10 11:22:33 */
 
-  r = uv_fs_open(loop, &req, path, O_RDONLY, 0, NULL);
+  r = uv_fs_open(loop, &req, path, O_RDWR, 0, NULL);
   ASSERT(r != -1);
   ASSERT(req.result != -1);
   file = req.result; /* FIXME probably not how it's supposed to be used */
@@ -1243,6 +1262,9 @@ TEST_IMPL(fs_futime) {
   uv_run(loop);
   ASSERT(futime_cb_count == 1);
 
+  /* Cleanup. */
+  unlink(path);
+
   return 0;
 }