diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 50cbd30..694ca86 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ add_subdirectory(src/RScore)
 # add the executable
 add_executable(RangeShifter src/Main.cpp src/BatchMode.cpp)
 
+target_compile_definitions(RangeShifter PRIVATE RSDEBUG RSWIN64)
+
 # enable LINUX_CLUSTER macro on Linux + macOS
 if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Linux" OR CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "Darwin")
-	target_compile_definitions(RangeShifter PRIVATE "RSDEBUG" "RSWIN64" "LINUX_CLUSTER")
-else() # Windows
-	target_compile_definitions(RangeShifter PRIVATE "RSDEBUG" "RSWIN64")
+	add_compile_definitions("LINUX_CLUSTER")
 endif()
 
 # link RScore to the executable as a library