diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 6d951f7..f571b91 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -66,12 +66,15 @@ static uint8_t threshold = 2;
 static size_t passes = 1;
 
 /* function definitions */
+#ifdef SYS_NT
 static char* correct_slashes(const char* path);
+#endif
 static char* my_basename(const char* raw_path);
 static void parse_value(uint8_t destination, const char* arg);
 bool args_match(const char* arg, const char* args_list[]);
 
 /* function implementations */
+#ifdef SYS_NT
 static char* correct_slashes(const char* path) {
 	char* new_path = strdup(path);
 	if (new_path == NULL)
@@ -86,9 +89,16 @@ static char* correct_slashes(const char* path) {
 
 	return new_path;
 }
+#endif
 
 static char* my_basename(const char* raw_path) {
-	char* path = correct_slashes(raw_path);
+	char* path =
+#ifdef SYSNT
+		correct_slashes
+#else
+		strdup
+#endif
+			(raw_path);
 	if (path == NULL)
 		return NULL;