diff --git a/source/dub/compilers/dmd.d b/source/dub/compilers/dmd.d
index 65ee2f4..7576230 100644
--- a/source/dub/compilers/dmd.d
+++ b/source/dub/compilers/dmd.d
@@ -176,25 +176,25 @@
 		BuildSettings settings;
 		auto compiler = new DMDCompiler;
 		auto bp = compiler.determinePlatform(settings, "dmd", "x86");
-		assert(bp.platform.canFind("windows"));
+		assert(bp.isWindows());
 		assert(bp.architecture.canFind("x86"));
 		assert(bp.architecture.canFind("x86_omf"));
 		assert(!bp.architecture.canFind("x86_mscoff"));
 		settings = BuildSettings.init;
 		bp = compiler.determinePlatform(settings, "dmd", "x86_omf");
-		assert(bp.platform.canFind("windows"));
+		assert(bp.isWindows());
 		assert(bp.architecture.canFind("x86"));
 		assert(bp.architecture.canFind("x86_omf"));
 		assert(!bp.architecture.canFind("x86_mscoff"));
 		settings = BuildSettings.init;
 		bp = compiler.determinePlatform(settings, "dmd", "x86_mscoff");
-		assert(bp.platform.canFind("windows"));
+		assert(bp.isWindows());
 		assert(bp.architecture.canFind("x86"));
 		assert(!bp.architecture.canFind("x86_omf"));
 		assert(bp.architecture.canFind("x86_mscoff"));
 		settings = BuildSettings.init;
 		bp = compiler.determinePlatform(settings, "dmd", "x86_64");
-		assert(bp.platform.canFind("windows"));
+		assert(bp.isWindows());
 		assert(bp.architecture.canFind("x86_64"));
 		assert(!bp.architecture.canFind("x86"));
 		assert(!bp.architecture.canFind("x86_omf"));
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@
 
 		if (!(fields & BuildSetting.libs)) {
 			resolveLibs(settings, platform);
-			if (platform.platform.canFind("windows"))
+			if (platform.isWindows())
 				settings.addSourceFiles(settings.libs.map!(l => l~".lib")().array());
 			else
 				settings.addLFlags(settings.libs.map!(l => "-l"~l)().array());
@@ -305,22 +305,22 @@
 			case TargetType.none: return null;
 			case TargetType.sourceLibrary: return null;
 			case TargetType.executable:
-				if (platform.platform.canFind("windows"))
+				if (platform.isWindows())
 					return settings.targetName ~ ".exe";
 				else return settings.targetName.idup;
 			case TargetType.library:
 			case TargetType.staticLibrary:
-				if (platform.platform.canFind("windows"))
+				if (platform.isWindows())
 					return settings.targetName ~ ".lib";
 				else return "lib" ~ settings.targetName ~ ".a";
 			case TargetType.dynamicLibrary:
-				if (platform.platform.canFind("windows"))
+				if (platform.isWindows())
 					return settings.targetName ~ ".dll";
 				else if (platform.platform.canFind("darwin"))
 					return "lib" ~ settings.targetName ~ ".dylib";
 				else return "lib" ~ settings.targetName ~ ".so";
 			case TargetType.object:
-				if (platform.platform.canFind("windows"))
+				if (platform.isWindows())
 					return settings.targetName ~ ".obj";
 				else return settings.targetName ~ ".o";
 		}
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@
 				settings.addDFlags("-lib");
 				break;
 			case TargetType.dynamicLibrary:
-				if (platform.compiler != "dmd" || platform.platform.canFind("windows") || platform.platform.canFind("osx"))
+				if (platform.compiler != "dmd" || platform.isWindows() || platform.platform.canFind("osx"))
 					settings.addDFlags("-shared");
 				else
 					settings.prependDFlags("-shared", "-defaultlib=libphobos2.so");
diff --git a/source/dub/compilers/gdc.d b/source/dub/compilers/gdc.d
index 04ed9dd..bce6259 100644
--- a/source/dub/compilers/gdc.d
+++ b/source/dub/compilers/gdc.d
@@ -160,20 +160,20 @@
 			case TargetType.none: return null;
 			case TargetType.sourceLibrary: return null;
 			case TargetType.executable:
-				if (platform.platform.canFind("windows"))
+				if (platform.isWindows())
 					return settings.targetName ~ ".exe";
 				else return settings.targetName.idup;
 			case TargetType.library:
 			case TargetType.staticLibrary:
 				return "lib" ~ settings.targetName ~ ".a";
 			case TargetType.dynamicLibrary:
-				if (platform.platform.canFind("windows"))
+				if (platform.isWindows())
 					return settings.targetName ~ ".dll";
 				else if (platform.platform.canFind("darwin"))
 					return "lib" ~ settings.targetName ~ ".dylib";
 				else return "lib" ~ settings.targetName ~ ".so";
 			case TargetType.object:
-				if (platform.platform.canFind("windows"))
+				if (platform.isWindows())
 					return settings.targetName ~ ".obj";
 				else return settings.targetName ~ ".o";
 		}
diff --git a/source/dub/compilers/utils.d b/source/dub/compilers/utils.d
index f1e74b6..959024e 100644
--- a/source/dub/compilers/utils.d
+++ b/source/dub/compilers/utils.d
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@
 		default:
 			return false;
 		case ".lib", ".obj", ".res", ".def":
-			return platform.platform.canFind("windows");
+			return platform.isWindows();
 		case ".a", ".o", ".so", ".dylib":
-			return !platform.platform.canFind("windows");
+			return !platform.isWindows();
 	}
 }
 
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@
 		default:
 			return false;
 		case ".lib", ".pdb", ".dll", ".exp":
-			return platform.platform.canFind("windows");
+			return platform.isWindows();
 		case ".so", ".dylib":
-			return !platform.platform.canFind("windows");
+			return !platform.isWindows();
 	}
 }
 
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@
 	if (settings.targetType == TargetType.library || settings.targetType == TargetType.staticLibrary) {
 		logDiagnostic("Ignoring all import libraries for static library build.");
 		settings.libs = null;
-		if (platform.platform.canFind("windows"))
+		if (platform.isWindows())
 			settings.sourceFiles = settings.sourceFiles.filter!(f => !f.endsWith(".lib")).array;
 	}
 
diff --git a/source/dub/generators/build.d b/source/dub/generators/build.d
index 448553c..4ba7331 100644
--- a/source/dub/generators/build.d
+++ b/source/dub/generators/build.d
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
 
 string getObjSuffix(const scope ref BuildPlatform platform)
 {
-    return platform.platform.canFind("windows") ? ".obj" : ".o";
+    return platform.isWindows() ? ".obj" : ".o";
 }
 
 string computeBuildName(string config, GeneratorSettings settings, const string[][] hashing...)
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 
 				if (bs.targetType != TargetType.staticLibrary && !(bs.options & BuildOption.syntaxOnly) && isLinkerFile(settings.platform, location)) {
 					bs.addSourceFiles(location);
-				} else if (settings.platform.platform.canFind("windows") && location.endsWith(".dll")) {
+				} else if (settings.platform.isWindows() && location.endsWith(".dll")) {
 					// switch from linking against the dll to against the import library,
 					// and copy any dependent build artifacts if found too
 
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@
 		// Windows: add .pdb, .lib and .exp if found
 		const tt = buildsettings.targetType;
 		if ((tt == TargetType.executable || tt == TargetType.dynamicLibrary) &&
-		    settings.platform.platform.canFind("windows"))
+		    settings.platform.isWindows())
 		{
 			import std.path : setExtension;
 			const pdbFilename = filenames[0].setExtension(".pdb");
diff --git a/source/dub/platform.d b/source/dub/platform.d
index 39e5557..face9ca 100644
--- a/source/dub/platform.d
+++ b/source/dub/platform.d
@@ -266,6 +266,20 @@
 		bp.frontendVersion = 2067;
 		assert(bp.frontendVersionString == "2.067");
 	}
+
+	/// Checks to see if platform field contains windows
+	bool isWindows() const {
+		import std.algorithm : canFind;
+		return this.platform.canFind("windows");
+	}
+	///
+	unittest {
+		BuildPlatform bp;
+		bp.platform = ["windows"];
+		assert(bp.isWindows);
+		bp.platform = ["posix"];
+		assert(!bp.isWindows);
+	}
 }