diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 59ed6d4..e3f0536 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -81,13 +81,13 @@ endif
 
 ifneq (,$(findstring Microsoft,$(shell uname -r)))
 	DOWNLOADS_DIR=$(patsubst /mnt/c%,C:%,$(realpath ./downloads/))
+else 
+ifneq (,$(findstring Windows,$(shell echo ${OS})))
+	DOWNLOADS_DIR=$(shell pwd)/downloads/
 else
 	DOWNLOADS_DIR=$(realpath ./downloads/)
 endif
 
-#Try to pick up the downloads directory if running in windows
-ifneq (,$(findstring Windows,$(shell echo ${OS})))
-	DOWNLOADS_DIR=$(shell pwd)/downloads/
 endif
 
 # Try to figure out which archive to use from the architecture