--- a/compiler/nimconf.nim
+++ b/compiler/nimconf.nim
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
   # the UNIX way)
   let p = getPrefixDir(conf)
   result = p / RelativeDir"config" / filename
-  when defined(unix):
+  when true:
     if not fileExists(result): result = p / RelativeDir"etc/nim" / filename
     if not fileExists(result): result = AbsoluteDir"/etc/nim" / filename