diff --git a/deps/uv/src/uv-unix.c b/deps/uv/src/uv-unix.c
index a2bbb002bb1..bfdeedce7fe 100644
--- a/deps/uv/src/uv-unix.c
+++ b/deps/uv/src/uv-unix.c
@@ -47,13 +47,10 @@
 #ifdef __linux__
 #include <linux/version.h>
 /* pipe2() requires linux >= 2.6.27 and glibc >= 2.9 */
-#define HAVE_PIPE2 \
-  defined(LINUX_VERSION_CODE) && defined(__GLIBC_PREREQ) && \
-  LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 27) && __GLIBC_PREREQ(2, 9))
+#if defined(LINUX_VERSION_CODE) && defined(__GLIBC_PREREQ) && LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= 0x2061B && __GLIBC_PREREQ(2, 9)
+#define HAVE_PIPE2
+#endif
 #endif
-
-/* XXX disabling HAVE_PIPE2 for now can't compile on 2.6.18 */
-#undef HAVE_PIPE2
 
 #ifdef __sun
 # include <sys/types.h>