--- a/tools/v8_gypfiles/simdutf.gyp	2026-10-18 11:01:08.074827675 -0400
+++ b/tools/v8_gypfiles/simdutf.gyp	2026-10-18 11:02:10.958057881 -0400
@@ -3,19 +3,21 @@
   'targets': [
     {
       'target_name': 'simdutf',
-      'type': 'static_library',
+      'type': 'shared_library',
       'toolsets': ['host', 'target'],
+      'link_settings': {
+	      'libraries': ['-lsimdutf', ],
+      },
       'variables': {
         'SIMDUTF_ROOT': '../../deps/v8/third_party/simdutf',
       },
       'all_dependent_settings': {
         'include_dirs': [
-          '<(SIMDUTF_ROOT)',
         ],
       },
       'include_dirs': ['.'],
+			'include_dirs': ['/usr/include'],
       'sources': [
-        '<(SIMDUTF_ROOT)/simdutf.cpp',
       ],
     },  # simdutf
   ],
--- a/deps/v8/src/objects/string.h	2026-10-18 11:02:38.397817312 -0400
+++ b/deps/v8/src/objects/string.h	2026-10-18 11:03:08.368600596 -0400
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include <optional>
 
 #include "include/v8config.h"
-#include "simdutf.h"
+#include <simdutf.h>
 #include "src/base/bits.h"
 #include "src/base/export-template.h"
 #include "src/base/small-vector.h"
--- a/deps/v8/src/builtins/builtins-typed-array.cc	2026-10-18 11:04:02.638778507 -0400
+++ b/deps/v8/src/builtins/builtins-typed-array.cc	2026-10-18 11:05:10.686404944 -0400
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
 // found in the LICENSE file.
 
-#include "simdutf.h"
+#include <simdutf.h>
 #include "src/base/logging.h"
 #include "src/base/macros.h"
 #include "src/builtins/builtins-utils-inl.h"
--- a/deps/merve/merve.gyp	2026-10-18 11:04:33.484959422 -0400
+++ b/deps/merve/merve.gyp	2026-10-18 11:05:47.170073352 -0400
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
       'type': 'static_library',
       'include_dirs': [
         '.',
-        '../v8/third_party/simdutf',
+				'/usr/include',
       ],
       'direct_dependent_settings': {
         'include_dirs': ['.'],