diff --git a/osu.Desktop/OsuGameDesktop.cs b/osu.Desktop/OsuGameDesktop.cs
index a4270f22b4..79ac24a1da 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop/OsuGameDesktop.cs
+++ b/osu.Desktop/OsuGameDesktop.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ using osu.Game;
 using OpenTK.Input;
 using Microsoft.Win32;
 using osu.Desktop.Updater;
+using osu.Framework;
 using osu.Framework.Platform.Windows;
 
 namespace osu.Desktop
@@ -51,11 +52,10 @@ namespace osu.Desktop
                     v.State = Visibility.Visible;
                 });
 
-#if NET_FRAMEWORK
-                Add(new SquirrelUpdateManager());
-#else
-                Add(new SimpleUpdateManager());
-#endif
+                if (RuntimeInfo.OS == RuntimeInfo.Platform.Windows)
+                    Add(new SquirrelUpdateManager());
+                else
+                    Add(new SimpleUpdateManager());
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/osu.Desktop/Updater/SquirrelUpdateManager.cs b/osu.Desktop/Updater/SquirrelUpdateManager.cs
index 81da26cff2..1f8bff74f4 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop/Updater/SquirrelUpdateManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Desktop/Updater/SquirrelUpdateManager.cs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 // Copyright (c) 2007-2018 ppy Pty Ltd <contact@ppy.sh>.
 // Licensed under the MIT Licence - https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ppy/osu/master/LICENCE
 
-#if NET_FRAMEWORK
 using System;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using osu.Framework.Allocation;
@@ -162,4 +161,3 @@ namespace osu.Desktop.Updater
         }
     }
 }
-#endif
diff --git a/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj b/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj
index 1d9928134d..880ef3b2a9 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj
+++ b/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj
@@ -13,9 +13,6 @@
     <Version>0.0.0</Version>
     <FileVersion>0.0.0</FileVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
-  <PropertyGroup Label="Defines">
-    <DefineConstants Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net471'">$(DefineConstants);NET_FRAMEWORK</DefineConstants>
-  </PropertyGroup>
   <PropertyGroup>
     <StartupObject>osu.Desktop.Program</StartupObject>
   </PropertyGroup>
@@ -29,11 +26,12 @@
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Win32.Registry" Version="4.5.0" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup Label="Package References">
+    <PackageReference Include="System.IO.Packaging" Version="4.5.0" />
+    <PackageReference Include="squirrel.windows" Version="1.8.0" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Sqlite" Version="2.1.1" />
     <PackageReference Include="Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design" Version="2.1.1" />
-    <PackageReference Include="squirrel.windows" Version="1.8.0" Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net471'" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup Label="Resources">
     <EmbeddedResource Include="lazer.ico" />
   </ItemGroup>
-</Project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</Project>