diff --git a/make/defs.mk b/make/defs.mk
index d0d82414..bbfa1a06 100644
--- a/make/defs.mk
+++ b/make/defs.mk
@@ -5,11 +5,7 @@
 ifndef YTOOLS_DEF_MK_INCLUDED
 YTOOLS_DEF_MK_INCLUDED = true
 
-ifndef ($(TARGET))
-ifneq ($(findstring mingw,$(shell pwd)),)
-TARGET                 = mingw
-endif
-endif
+include $(MODDIR)/make/platform.mk
 
 # ----- pre-local.mk