diff --git a/deps/merve/merve.gyp b/deps/merve/merve.gyp
index 7712fa9d20dc..1b0ac18f6ccd 100644
--- a/deps/merve/merve.gyp
+++ b/deps/merve/merve.gyp
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
       'type': 'static_library',
       'include_dirs': [
         '.',
-        '../v8/third_party/simdutf',
       ],
       'direct_dependent_settings': {
         'include_dirs': ['.'],
@@ -29,6 +28,11 @@
             'CLANG_CXX_LANGUAGE_STANDARD': 'c++20',
           },
         }],
+        ['node_shared_simdutf=="false"', {
+          'include_dirs': [
+            '../v8/third_party/simdutf',
+          ],
+        }],
       ],
     },
   ]