diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 3deec23..0d26bdc 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -16,12 +16,14 @@ if [ -f config_overide.sh ]; then
   . "$SCRIPT_DIR/config_override.sh"
 fi
 
-unameOut="$(uname -s)"
-case "${unameOut}" in
-    Linux*)     machine=Linux;;
-    Darwin*)    machine=Mac;;
-    *)          machine="UNKNOWN:${unameOut}"
-esac
+if [ -z $machine ]; then
+  unameOut="$(uname -s)"
+  case "${unameOut}" in
+      Linux*)     machine=Linux;;
+      Darwin*)    machine=Mac;;
+      *)          machine="UNKNOWN:${unameOut}"
+  esac
+fi
 
 if [ "$machine" = "Mac" ]; then
   rm -rf I2P
diff --git a/targz.sh b/targz.sh
index 1176f27..e47a9d5 100755
--- a/targz.sh
+++ b/targz.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ cd "$SCRIPT_DIR" || exit 1
 if [ -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/config_override.sh" ]; then
   . "$SCRIPT_DIR/config_override.sh"
 fi
-
+export machine=unix
 ./clean.sh
 wsl make distclean
 ./build.sh