diff --git a/source/dub/compilers/compiler.d b/source/dub/compilers/compiler.d
index d48ead6..ca4f7ac 100644
--- a/source/dub/compilers/compiler.d
+++ b/source/dub/compilers/compiler.d
@@ -114,6 +114,34 @@
 		}
 		enforce(status == 0, format("%s failed with exit code %s.", args[0], status));
 	}
+
+	/// Compiles platform probe file with the specified compiler and parses its output.
+	protected final BuildPlatform probePlatform(string compiler_binary, string[] args, string arch_override)
+	{
+		import std.string : format;
+		import dub.compilers.utils : generatePlatformProbeFile, readPlatformProbe;
+
+		auto fil = generatePlatformProbeFile();
+
+		auto result = executeShell(escapeShellCommand(compiler_binary ~ args ~ fil.toNativeString()));
+		enforce(result.status == 0, format("Failed to invoke the compiler %s to determine the build platform: %s",
+				compiler_binary, result.output));
+
+		auto build_platform = readPlatformProbe(result.output);
+		build_platform.compilerBinary = compiler_binary;
+
+		if (build_platform.compiler != this.name) {
+			logWarn(`The determined compiler type "%s" doesn't match the expected type "%s". This will probably result in build errors.`,
+				build_platform.compiler, this.name);
+		}
+
+		if (arch_override.length && !build_platform.architecture.canFind(arch_override)) {
+			logWarn(`Failed to apply the selected architecture %s. Got %s.`,
+				arch_override, build_platform.architecture);
+		}
+
+		return build_platform;
+	}
 }
 
 private {
diff --git a/source/dub/compilers/dmd.d b/source/dub/compilers/dmd.d
index b294330..f9aac2e 100644
--- a/source/dub/compilers/dmd.d
+++ b/source/dub/compilers/dmd.d
@@ -57,13 +57,7 @@
 
 	BuildPlatform determinePlatform(ref BuildSettings settings, string compiler_binary, string arch_override)
 	{
-		import std.process;
-		import std.string;
-
-		auto fil = generatePlatformProbeFile();
-
 		string[] arch_flags;
-
 		switch (arch_override) {
 			default: throw new Exception("Unsupported architecture: "~arch_override);
 			case "": break;
@@ -72,25 +66,7 @@
 		}
 		settings.addDFlags(arch_flags);
 
-		auto result = executeShell(escapeShellCommand(compiler_binary ~ arch_flags ~
-			["-quiet", "-c", "-o-", fil.toNativeString()]));
-		enforce(result.status == 0, format("Failed to invoke the compiler %s to determine the build platform: %s",
-			compiler_binary, result.output));
-
-		auto build_platform = readPlatformProbe(result.output);
-		build_platform.compilerBinary = compiler_binary;
-
-		if (build_platform.compiler != this.name) {
-			logWarn(`The determined compiler type "%s" doesn't match the expected type "%s". This will probably result in build errors.`,
-				build_platform.compiler, this.name);
-		}
-
-		if (arch_override.length && !build_platform.architecture.canFind(arch_override)) {
-			logWarn(`Failed to apply the selected architecture %s. Got %s.`,
-				arch_override, build_platform.architecture);
-		}
-
-		return build_platform;
+		return probePlatform(compiler_binary, arch_flags ~ ["-quiet", "-c", "-o-"], arch_override);
 	}
 
 	void prepareBuildSettings(ref BuildSettings settings, BuildSetting fields = BuildSetting.all) const
diff --git a/source/dub/compilers/gdc.d b/source/dub/compilers/gdc.d
index cf11e45..bb5def1 100644
--- a/source/dub/compilers/gdc.d
+++ b/source/dub/compilers/gdc.d
@@ -57,13 +57,7 @@
 
 	BuildPlatform determinePlatform(ref BuildSettings settings, string compiler_binary, string arch_override)
 	{
-		import std.process;
-		import std.string;
-
-		auto fil = generatePlatformProbeFile();
-
 		string[] arch_flags;
-
 		switch (arch_override) {
 			default: throw new Exception("Unsupported architecture: "~arch_override);
 			case "": break;
@@ -75,28 +69,9 @@
 		settings.addDFlags(arch_flags);
 
 		auto binary_file = getTempFile("dub_platform_probe");
-		auto result = executeShell(escapeShellCommand(
-			compiler_binary ~
-			arch_flags ~
-			["-c", "-o", binary_file.toNativeString(), fil.toNativeString()]
-		));
-		enforce(result.status == 0, format("Failed to invoke the compiler %s to determine the build platform: %s",
-			compiler_binary, result.output));
-
-		auto build_platform = readPlatformProbe(result.output);
-		build_platform.compilerBinary = compiler_binary;
-
-		if (build_platform.compiler != this.name) {
-			logWarn(`The determined compiler type "%s" doesn't match the expected type "%s". This will probably result in build errors.`,
-				build_platform.compiler, this.name);
-		}
-
-		if (arch_override.length && !build_platform.architecture.canFind(arch_override)) {
-			logWarn(`Failed to apply the selected architecture %s. Got %s.`,
-				arch_override, build_platform.architecture);
-		}
-
-		return build_platform;
+		return probePlatform(compiler_binary,
+			arch_flags ~ ["-c", "-o", binary_file.toNativeString()],
+			arch_override);
 	}
 
 	void prepareBuildSettings(ref BuildSettings settings, BuildSetting fields = BuildSetting.all) const