diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile
index d3e2d21..8b48dd7 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/Makefile
@@ -1,19 +1,7 @@
 
-export PLATFORM := $(shell if [[ `uname` =~ "CYGWIN" ]]; then \
-                             echo cygwin; \
-                           else \
-                             echo unix; \
-                           fi)
-
-ifeq ($(PLATFORM), cygwin)
 export LD       := i586-elf-ld
 export CC       := i586-elf-gcc
 export CXX      := i586-elf-g++
-else
-export LD       := ld
-export CC       := gcc
-export CXX      := g++
-endif
 export NASM     := nasm
 
 WD              := $(shell pwd)