diff --git a/source/utility/macros.h b/source/utility/macros.h
index 6927d1ac..3d2bc320 100644
--- a/source/utility/macros.h
+++ b/source/utility/macros.h
@@ -4,10 +4,12 @@
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
   #include <intrin.h>
+
   #define DEBUG_BREAK() __debugbreak()
 	#define SYSTEM_WINDOWS
 #elif __linux__
   #include <signal.h>
+
   #define DEBUG_BREAK() raise(SIGTRAP)
 	#define SYSTEM_LINUX
 #else
diff --git a/source/utility/shell.cpp b/source/utility/shell.cpp
index dc29b08d..b98e0809 100644
--- a/source/utility/shell.cpp
+++ b/source/utility/shell.cpp
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 #include "shell.h"
-#include "utility/macros.h"
 
 namespace utility {
 	auto shell::execute(const std::string& command) -> i32 {
 #ifdef SYSTEM_WINDOWS
 		const std::string windows_command = "cmd /c " + command;
 		return system(windows_command.c_str());
-#elif SYSTEM_LINUX
+#elif defined SYSTEM_LINUX
 		return system(command.c_str());
 #else
 		PANIC("unsupported platform detected");
@@ -17,7 +16,7 @@ namespace utility {
 		std::string command;
 #ifdef SYSTEM_WINDOWS
 		command = "start " + link;
-#elif SYSTEM_LINUX
+#elif defined SYSTEM_LINUX
 		command = "xdg-open " + link;
 #else
 		PANIC("unsupported platform detected");
diff --git a/source/utility/shell.h b/source/utility/shell.h
index c3539f0b..8a074464 100644
--- a/source/utility/shell.h
+++ b/source/utility/shell.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #pragma once
-#include "utility/types.h"
+#include "utility/macros.h"
 
 namespace utility {
 	/**