diff --git a/app/meson.build b/app/meson.build
index 3bcb9bc1..62006ca1 100644
--- a/app/meson.build
+++ b/app/meson.build
@@ -76,11 +76,9 @@ cc = meson.get_compiler('c')
 
 if host_machine.system() == 'windows'
     src += [ 'src/sys/win/command.c' ]
-    src += [ 'src/sys/win/net.c' ]
     dependencies += cc.find_library('ws2_32')
 else
     src += [ 'src/sys/unix/command.c' ]
-    src += [ 'src/sys/unix/net.c' ]
 endif
 
 conf = configuration_data()
diff --git a/app/src/sys/unix/net.c b/app/src/sys/unix/net.c
deleted file mode 100644
index d67a660f..00000000
--- a/app/src/sys/unix/net.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-#include "util/net.h"
-
-#include <unistd.h>
-
-#include "config.h"
-
-bool
-net_init(void) {
-    // do nothing
-    return true;
-}
-
-void
-net_cleanup(void) {
-    // do nothing
-}
-
-bool
-net_close(socket_t socket) {
-    return !close(socket);
-}
diff --git a/app/src/sys/win/net.c b/app/src/sys/win/net.c
deleted file mode 100644
index aebce7fc..00000000
--- a/app/src/sys/win/net.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-#include "util/net.h"
-
-#include "config.h"
-#include "util/log.h"
-
-bool
-net_init(void) {
-    WSADATA wsa;
-    int res = WSAStartup(MAKEWORD(2, 2), &wsa) < 0;
-    if (res < 0) {
-        LOGC("WSAStartup failed with error %d", res);
-        return false;
-    }
-    return true;
-}
-
-void
-net_cleanup(void) {
-    WSACleanup();
-}
-
-bool
-net_close(socket_t socket) {
-    return !closesocket(socket);
-}
diff --git a/app/src/util/net.c b/app/src/util/net.c
index bf4389dd..efce6fa9 100644
--- a/app/src/util/net.c
+++ b/app/src/util/net.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "net.h"
 
 #include <stdio.h>
+#include <SDL2/SDL_platform.h>
 
 #include "config.h"
 #include "log.h"
@@ -115,3 +116,32 @@ bool
 net_shutdown(socket_t socket, int how) {
     return !shutdown(socket, how);
 }
+
+bool
+net_init(void) {
+#ifdef __WINDOWS__
+    WSADATA wsa;
+    int res = WSAStartup(MAKEWORD(2, 2), &wsa) < 0;
+    if (res < 0) {
+        LOGC("WSAStartup failed with error %d", res);
+        return false;
+    }
+#endif
+    return true;
+}
+
+void
+net_cleanup(void) {
+#ifdef __WINDOWS__
+    WSACleanup();
+#endif
+}
+
+bool
+net_close(socket_t socket) {
+#ifdef __WINDOWS__
+    return !closesocket(socket);
+#else
+    return !close(socket);
+#endif
+}