diff --git a/make/platform.mk b/make/platform.mk
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7a8f2fe8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/make/platform.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+ifndef ($(TARGET))
+ifneq ($(findstring mingw,$(shell pwd)),)
+TARGET                 = mingw
+endif
+endif
+
+