diff --git a/cmake/FindLibluv.cmake b/cmake/FindLibluv.cmake
index 9a74d5d0e1ba06..3dfc53602413c9 100644
--- a/cmake/FindLibluv.cmake
+++ b/cmake/FindLibluv.cmake
@@ -1,14 +1,5 @@
 find_path(LIBLUV_INCLUDE_DIR luv/luv.h)
-
-# Explicitly look for luv.so. #10407
-list(APPEND LIBLUV_NAMES luv_a luv libluv_a luv${CMAKE_SHARED_LIBRARY_SUFFIX})
-
-find_library(LIBLUV_LIBRARY NAMES ${LIBLUV_NAMES})
-
-set(LIBLUV_LIBRARIES ${LIBLUV_LIBRARY})
-set(LIBLUV_INCLUDE_DIRS ${LIBLUV_INCLUDE_DIR})
-
+find_library(LIBLUV_LIBRARY NAMES luv_a luv libluv_a luv.so)
 find_package_handle_standard_args(Libluv DEFAULT_MSG
   LIBLUV_LIBRARY LIBLUV_INCLUDE_DIR)
-
 mark_as_advanced(LIBLUV_INCLUDE_DIR LIBLUV_LIBRARY)
diff --git a/src/nvim/CMakeLists.txt b/src/nvim/CMakeLists.txt
index 61530f5a7bf953..51e0727cd51c4b 100755
--- a/src/nvim/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/nvim/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,12 +14,8 @@ else()
 endif()
 
 find_package(Libluv 1.43.0 REQUIRED)
-target_include_directories(main_lib SYSTEM BEFORE INTERFACE ${LIBLUV_INCLUDE_DIRS})
-# Use "luv" as imported library, to work around CMake using "-lluv" for
-# "luv.so".  #10407
-add_library(luv UNKNOWN IMPORTED)
-set_target_properties(luv PROPERTIES IMPORTED_LOCATION ${LIBLUV_LIBRARIES})
-target_link_libraries(main_lib INTERFACE luv)
+target_include_directories(main_lib SYSTEM BEFORE INTERFACE ${LIBLUV_INCLUDE_DIR})
+target_link_libraries(main_lib INTERFACE ${LIBLUV_LIBRARY})
 
 find_package(Iconv REQUIRED)
 find_package(Libtermkey 0.22 REQUIRED)