diff --git a/packages/nodejs/build.sh b/packages/nodejs/build.sh
index bc029b475..1f0db668e 100644
--- a/packages/nodejs/build.sh
+++ b/packages/nodejs/build.sh
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 TERMUX_PKG_HOMEPAGE=https://nodejs.org/
 TERMUX_PKG_DESCRIPTION="Platform built on Chrome's JavaScript runtime for easily building fast, scalable network applications"
 TERMUX_PKG_LICENSE="MIT"
-TERMUX_PKG_VERSION=11.14.0
-TERMUX_PKG_SHA256=9df61d885765fd56148807092d019f07ad593c85faab2c7caaad21b8e9f66de7
+TERMUX_PKG_VERSION=12.1.0
+TERMUX_PKG_SHA256=1efb792c689fed2e028025e1398e84193281f329427a17a62b0bffee8e771395
 TERMUX_PKG_SRCURL=https://nodejs.org/dist/v${TERMUX_PKG_VERSION}/node-v${TERMUX_PKG_VERSION}.tar.xz
 # Note that we do not use a shared libuv to avoid an issue with the Android
 # linker, which does not use symbols of linked shared libraries when resolving
@@ -44,5 +44,6 @@ termux_step_configure() {
 		--cross-compiling
 
 	perl -p -i -e 's/LIBS := \$\(LIBS\)/LIBS := -lpthread/' \
-		$TERMUX_PKG_SRCDIR/out/deps/v8/gypfiles/torque.host.mk
+		$TERMUX_PKG_SRCDIR/out/tools/v8_gypfiles/torque.host.mk \
+		$TERMUX_PKG_SRCDIR/out/tools/v8_gypfiles/bytecode_builtins_list_generator.host.mk
 }
diff --git a/packages/nodejs/configure.py.patch b/packages/nodejs/configure.py.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..17947ded0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nodejs/configure.py.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff -u -r ../node-v12.1.0/configure.py ./configure.py
+--- ../node-v12.1.0/configure.py	2019-04-29 12:57:51.000000000 +0000
++++ ./configure.py	2019-05-05 21:21:04.289245037 +0000
+@@ -931,7 +931,7 @@
+                      else target_arch != host_arch)
+   want_snapshots = not options.without_snapshot
+   o['variables']['want_separate_host_toolset'] = int(
+-      cross_compiling and want_snapshots)
++      cross_compiling)
+ 
+   if options.with_node_snapshot:
+     o['variables']['node_use_node_snapshot'] = 'true'
diff --git a/packages/nodejs/deps-v8-gypfiles-v8.gyp.patch b/packages/nodejs/deps-v8-gypfiles-v8.gyp.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index c841b6ea3..000000000
--- a/packages/nodejs/deps-v8-gypfiles-v8.gyp.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-diff -u -r ../node-v10.9.0/deps/v8/gypfiles/v8.gyp ./deps/v8/gypfiles/v8.gyp
---- ../node-v10.9.0/deps/v8/gypfiles/v8.gyp	2018-08-15 13:53:24.000000000 +0000
-+++ ./deps/v8/gypfiles/v8.gyp	2018-08-23 21:43:30.588264328 +0000
-@@ -2053,8 +2053,7 @@
-                   # library order and break (see crbug.com/469973).
-                   # These libraries do not exist on Mac hosted builds.
-                   'libraries': [
--                    '-ldl',
--                    '-lrt'
-+                    '-ldl'
-                   ]
-                 }]
-               ]
diff --git a/packages/nodejs/node.gyp.patch b/packages/nodejs/node.gyp.patch
index 86274a59f..ffc4d6fdf 100644
--- a/packages/nodejs/node.gyp.patch
+++ b/packages/nodejs/node.gyp.patch
@@ -1,18 +1,16 @@
-diff -u -r ../node-v11.13.0/node.gyp ./node.gyp
---- ../node-v11.13.0/node.gyp	2019-03-28 09:27:13.000000000 +0000
-+++ ./node.gyp	2019-03-31 18:43:41.463294068 +0000
-@@ -965,101 +965,6 @@
+diff -u -r ../node-v12.1.0/node.gyp ./node.gyp
+--- ../node-v12.1.0/node.gyp	2019-04-29 12:57:54.000000000 +0000
++++ ./node.gyp	2019-05-05 20:54:54.823488546 +0000
+@@ -1037,97 +1037,6 @@
          } ],
        ]
-     }, # rename_node_bin_win
+     }, # specialize_node_d
 -    {
 -      'target_name': 'cctest',
 -      'type': 'executable',
 -
 -      'dependencies': [
 -        '<(node_lib_target_name)',
--        'rename_node_bin_win',
--        'deps/gtest/gtest.gyp:gtest',
 -        'deps/histogram/histogram.gyp:histogram',
 -        'node_dtrace_header',
 -        'node_dtrace_ustack',
@@ -29,13 +27,18 @@ diff -u -r ../node-v11.13.0/node.gyp ./node.gyp
 -        'deps/v8/include',
 -        'deps/cares/include',
 -        'deps/uv/include',
--        '<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)', # for node_natives.h
+-        'test/cctest',
 -      ],
 -
 -      'defines': [ 'NODE_WANT_INTERNALS=1' ],
 -
 -      'sources': [
+-        'src/node_snapshot_stub.cc',
+-        'src/node_code_cache_stub.cc',
+-        'test/cctest/gtest/gtest-all.cc',
+-        'test/cctest/gtest/gtest_main.cc',
 -        'test/cctest/node_test_fixture.cc',
+-        'test/cctest/node_test_fixture.h',
 -        'test/cctest/test_aliased_buffer.cc',
 -        'test/cctest/test_base64.cc',
 -        'test/cctest/test_node_postmortem_metadata.cc',
@@ -45,7 +48,7 @@ diff -u -r ../node-v11.13.0/node.gyp ./node.gyp
 -        'test/cctest/test_report_util.cc',
 -        'test/cctest/test_traced_value.cc',
 -        'test/cctest/test_util.cc',
--        'test/cctest/test_url.cc'
+-        'test/cctest/test_url.cc',
 -      ],
 -
 -      'conditions': [
@@ -63,7 +66,9 @@ diff -u -r ../node-v11.13.0/node.gyp ./node.gyp
 -            'HAVE_INSPECTOR=1',
 -          ],
 -        }, {
--          'defines': [ 'HAVE_INSPECTOR=0' ]
+-           'defines': [
+-             'HAVE_INSPECTOR=0',
+-           ]
 -        }],
 -        ['OS=="solaris"', {
 -          'ldflags': [ '-I<(SHARED_INTERMEDIATE_DIR)' ]
@@ -85,21 +90,12 @@ diff -u -r ../node-v11.13.0/node.gyp ./node.gyp
 -          ],
 -          'conditions': [
 -            ['OS=="win"', {
--              'libraries': [
--                'dbghelp.lib',
--                'PsApi.lib',
--                'Ws2_32.lib',
--              ],
--              'dll_files': [
--                'dbghelp.dll',
--                'PsApi.dll',
--                'Ws2_32.dll',
--              ],
+-              'libraries': [ 'Ws2_32' ],
 -            }],
 -          ],
 -        }],
 -      ],
 -    }, # cctest
-   ], # end targets
- 
-   'conditions': [
+     # TODO(joyeecheung): do not depend on node_lib,
+     # instead create a smaller static library node_lib_base that does
+     # just enough for node_native_module.cc and the cache builder to