diff --git a/validate_special_target.cmake b/validate_special_target.cmake
index 91a9968..37a5e87 100644
--- a/validate_special_target.cmake
+++ b/validate_special_target.cmake
@@ -8,52 +8,11 @@ include(CMakeDependentOption)
 
 set(DESKTOP_APP_SPECIAL_TARGET "" CACHE STRING "Use special platform target, like 'macstore' for Mac App Store.")
 
-set(build_macstore 0)
-set(build_winstore 0) # 32 or 64 bit
-set(build_win64 0) # normal or uwp
-set(build_winstore64 0)
-
-if (WIN32)
-    if (DESKTOP_APP_SPECIAL_TARGET STREQUAL "win64")
-        set(build_win64 1)
-    elseif (DESKTOP_APP_SPECIAL_TARGET STREQUAL "uwp")
-        set(build_winstore 1)
-    elseif (DESKTOP_APP_SPECIAL_TARGET STREQUAL "uwp64")
-        set(build_win64 1)
-        set(build_winstore 1)
-        set(build_winstore64 1)
-    elseif (CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P EQUAL 8)
-        set(build_win64 1)
-    endif()
-elseif (APPLE)
-    if (DESKTOP_APP_SPECIAL_TARGET STREQUAL "macstore")
-        set(build_macstore 1)
-    endif()
-else()
-    if (DESKTOP_APP_SPECIAL_TARGET)
-        if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU")
-            set(CMAKE_AR "gcc-ar")
-            set(CMAKE_RANLIB "gcc-ranlib")
-            set(CMAKE_NM "gcc-nm")
-        elseif (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "Clang")
-            set(CMAKE_AR "llvm-ar")
-            set(CMAKE_RANLIB "llvm-ranlib")
-            set(CMAKE_NM "llvm-nm")
-        endif()
-    endif()
-endif()
-
-if (build_win64)
-    get_filename_component(libs_loc "../Libraries/win64" REALPATH)
-else()
-    get_filename_component(libs_loc "../Libraries" REALPATH)
-endif()
-
+get_filename_component(libs_loc "../Libraries" REALPATH)
 set(libs_loc_exists 0)
 if (EXISTS ${libs_loc})
     set(libs_loc_exists 1)
 endif()
-
 cmake_dependent_option(DESKTOP_APP_USE_PACKAGED "Find libraries using CMake instead of exact paths." OFF libs_loc_exists ON)
 
 function(report_bad_special_target)
diff --git a/variables.cmake b/variables.cmake
index b867325..2740fec 100644
--- a/variables.cmake
+++ b/variables.cmake
@@ -49,3 +49,44 @@ if ((WIN32
   AND NOT DESKTOP_APP_DISABLE_SPELLCHECK)
     set(add_hunspell_library 1)
 endif()
+
+set(build_macstore 0)
+set(build_winstore 0) # 32 or 64 bit
+set(build_win64 0) # normal or uwp
+set(build_winstore64 0)
+
+if (WIN32)
+    if (DESKTOP_APP_SPECIAL_TARGET STREQUAL "win64")
+        set(build_win64 1)
+    elseif (DESKTOP_APP_SPECIAL_TARGET STREQUAL "uwp")
+        set(build_winstore 1)
+    elseif (DESKTOP_APP_SPECIAL_TARGET STREQUAL "uwp64")
+        set(build_win64 1)
+        set(build_winstore 1)
+        set(build_winstore64 1)
+    elseif (CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P EQUAL 8)
+        set(build_win64 1)
+    endif()
+elseif (APPLE)
+    if (DESKTOP_APP_SPECIAL_TARGET STREQUAL "macstore")
+        set(build_macstore 1)
+    endif()
+else()
+    if (DESKTOP_APP_SPECIAL_TARGET)
+        if (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "GNU")
+            set(CMAKE_AR "gcc-ar")
+            set(CMAKE_RANLIB "gcc-ranlib")
+            set(CMAKE_NM "gcc-nm")
+        elseif (CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID STREQUAL "Clang")
+            set(CMAKE_AR "llvm-ar")
+            set(CMAKE_RANLIB "llvm-ranlib")
+            set(CMAKE_NM "llvm-nm")
+        endif()
+    endif()
+endif()
+
+if (build_win64)
+    get_filename_component(libs_loc "../Libraries/win64" REALPATH)
+else()
+    get_filename_component(libs_loc "../Libraries" REALPATH)
+endif()