diff --git a/configure.py b/configure.py
index 5a30e76b1d8..15c917dfcc2 100755
--- a/configure.py
+++ b/configure.py
@@ -297,7 +297,6 @@
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-abseil-libname',
     action='store',
     dest='shared_abseil_libname',
-    default=None,
     help='alternative lib name to link to [default: %(default)s]')
 
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-abseil-libpath',
@@ -319,7 +318,6 @@
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-gtest-libname',
     action='store',
     dest='shared_gtest_libname',
-    default='gtest_main,gtest',
     help='alternative lib name to link to [default: %(default)s]')
 
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-gtest-libpath',
@@ -341,7 +339,6 @@
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-hdr-histogram-libname',
     action='store',
     dest='shared_hdr_histogram_libname',
-    default='hdr_histogram',
     help='alternative lib name to link to [default: %(default)s]')
 
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-hdr-histogram-libpath',
@@ -363,7 +360,6 @@
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-highway-libname',
     action='store',
     dest='shared_highway_libname',
-    default='hwy',
     help='alternative lib name to link to [default: %(default)s]')
 
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-highway-libpath',
@@ -385,7 +381,6 @@
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-http-parser-libname',
     action='store',
     dest='shared_http_parser_libname',
-    default='llhttp',
     help='alternative lib name to link to [default: %(default)s]')
 
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-http-parser-libpath',
@@ -407,7 +402,6 @@
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-libuv-libname',
     action='store',
     dest='shared_libuv_libname',
-    default='uv',
     help='alternative lib name to link to [default: %(default)s]')
 
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-libuv-libpath',
@@ -429,7 +423,6 @@
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-lief-libname',
     action='store',
     dest='shared_lief_libname',
-    default='LIEF',
     help='alternative lib name to link to [default: %(default)s]')
 
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-lief-libpath',
@@ -451,7 +444,6 @@
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-nbytes-libname',
     action='store',
     dest='shared_nbytes_libname',
-    default='nbytes',
     help='alternative lib name to link to [default: %(default)s]')
 
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-nbytes-libpath',
@@ -473,7 +465,6 @@
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-nghttp2-libname',
     action='store',
     dest='shared_nghttp2_libname',
-    default='nghttp2',
     help='alternative lib name to link to [default: %(default)s]')
 
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-nghttp2-libpath',
@@ -495,7 +486,6 @@
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-nghttp3-libname',
     action='store',
     dest='shared_nghttp3_libname',
-    default='nghttp3',
     help='alternative lib name to link to [default: %(default)s]')
 
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-nghttp3-libpath',
@@ -517,7 +507,6 @@
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-ngtcp2-libname',
     action='store',
     dest='shared_ngtcp2_libname',
-    default='ngtcp2',
     help='alternative lib name to link to [default: %(default)s]')
 
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-ngtcp2-libpath',
@@ -539,7 +528,6 @@
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-openssl-libname',
     action='store',
     dest='shared_openssl_libname',
-    default='crypto,ssl',
     help='alternative lib name to link to [default: %(default)s]')
 
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-openssl-libpath',
@@ -562,7 +550,6 @@
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-perfetto-libname',
     action='store',
     dest='shared_perfetto_libname',
-    default='perfetto',
     help='alternative lib name to link to [default: %(default)s]')
 
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-perfetto-libpath',
@@ -584,7 +571,6 @@
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-uvwasi-libname',
     action='store',
     dest='shared_uvwasi_libname',
-    default='uvwasi',
     help='alternative lib name to link to [default: %(default)s]')
 
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-uvwasi-libpath',
@@ -606,7 +592,6 @@
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-zlib-libname',
     action='store',
     dest='shared_zlib_libname',
-    default='z',
     help='alternative lib name to link to [default: %(default)s]')
 
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-zlib-libpath',
@@ -628,7 +613,6 @@
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-simdjson-libname',
     action='store',
     dest='shared_simdjson_libname',
-    default='simdjson',
     help='alternative lib name to link to [default: %(default)s]')
 
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-simdjson-libpath',
@@ -651,7 +635,6 @@
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-simdutf-libname',
     action='store',
     dest='shared_simdutf_libname',
-    default='simdutf',
     help='alternative lib name to link to [default: %(default)s]')
 
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-simdutf-libpath',
@@ -673,7 +656,6 @@
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-ada-libname',
     action='store',
     dest='shared_ada_libname',
-    default='ada',
     help='alternative lib name to link to [default: %(default)s]')
 
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-ada-libpath',
@@ -695,7 +677,6 @@
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-merve-libname',
     action='store',
     dest='shared_merve_libname',
-    default='merve',
     help='alternative lib name to link to [default: %(default)s]')
 
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-merve-libpath',
@@ -717,7 +698,6 @@
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-brotli-libname',
     action='store',
     dest='shared_brotli_libname',
-    default='brotlidec,brotlienc',
     help='alternative lib name to link to [default: %(default)s]')
 
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-brotli-libpath',
@@ -739,7 +719,6 @@
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-cares-libname',
     action='store',
     dest='shared_cares_libname',
-    default='cares',
     help='alternative lib name to link to [default: %(default)s]')
 
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-cares-libpath',
@@ -761,7 +740,6 @@
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-sqlite-libname',
     action='store',
     dest='shared_sqlite_libname',
-    default='sqlite3',
     help='alternative lib name to link to [default: %(default)s]')
 
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-sqlite-libpath',
@@ -783,7 +761,6 @@
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-ffi-libname',
     action='store',
     dest='shared_ffi_libname',
-    default='ffi',
     help='alternative libffi name to link to [default: %(default)s]')
 
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-ffi-libpath',
@@ -805,7 +782,6 @@
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-temporal_capi-libname',
     action='store',
     dest='shared_temporal_capi_libname',
-    default='temporal_capi',
     help='alternative lib name to link to [default: %(default)s]')
 
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-temporal_capi-libpath',
@@ -827,7 +803,6 @@
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-zstd-libname',
     action='store',
     dest='shared_zstd_libname',
-    default='zstd',
     help='alternative lib name to link to [default: %(default)s]')
 
 shared_optgroup.add_argument('--shared-zstd-libpath',
@@ -2229,12 +2204,15 @@ def configure_library(lib, output, pkgname=None, libraries_key='libraries', with
     elif pkg_libpath:
       libraries += [pkg_libpath]
 
-    default_libs = getattr(options, shared_lib + '_libname')
+    user_provided_value = getattr(options, shared_lib + '_libname')
 
-    if default_libs:
-      libraries += [f'-l{l}' for l in default_libs.split(',')]
+    if user_provided_value is not None:
+      libraries += [f'-l{l}' for l in user_provided_value.split(',')]
     elif pkg_libs:
       libraries += pkg_libs.split()
+    elif pkg_libs is None:
+      pkg = (pkgname or lib)
+      libraries += [f'-l{l}' for l in pkg] if isinstance(pkg, list) else f'-l${pkg}'
 
 
 def configure_v8(o, configs):
diff --git a/tools/nix/non-v8-deps-mock.nix b/tools/nix/non-v8-deps-mock.nix
index 19032dbeb79..1d00810436a 100644
--- a/tools/nix/non-v8-deps-mock.nix
+++ b/tools/nix/non-v8-deps-mock.nix
@@ -59,10 +59,7 @@ symlinkJoin (finalAttrs: {
       "--without-ffi"
       "--without-ssl"
     ]
-    ++ (lib.concatMap (sharedLibName: [
-      "--shared-${sharedLibName}"
-      "--shared-${sharedLibName}-libname="
-    ]) (builtins.attrNames sharedLibsToMock));
+    ++ map (sharedLibName: "--shared-${sharedLibName}") (builtins.attrNames sharedLibsToMock);
 
     tests.pkg-config = testers.hasPkgConfigModules {
       package = finalAttrs.finalPackage;
diff --git a/tools/nix/sharedLibDeps.nix b/tools/nix/sharedLibDeps.nix
index f45c55d76db..6a104497314 100644
--- a/tools/nix/sharedLibDeps.nix
+++ b/tools/nix/sharedLibDeps.nix
@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@
   uvwasi = pkgs.uvwasi.overrideAttrs (old: {
     patches = old.patches ++ [
       (pkgs.fetchpatch2 {
-        url = "https://github.com/nodejs/uvwasi/pull/326.patch";
-        hash = "sha256-PPr62+qycCSfr1/JWXhJS6X8vW10ea2b4L4361tdwgE=";
+        url = "https://github.com/nodejs/uvwasi/commit/fe602a6911207efd8dcfc070a752bcf76813c978.patch?full_index=1";
+        hash = "sha256-MyFvRuEhcqZR+Bz2pY9vani8U1iyQrDeni2kKKnJGEI=";
       })
     ];