diff --git a/bin/kaleidoscope-builder b/bin/kaleidoscope-builder
index c8b1dd05..8c9c53f7 100644
--- a/bin/kaleidoscope-builder
+++ b/bin/kaleidoscope-builder
@@ -19,6 +19,16 @@ set -e
 ###### Build and output configuration
 ######
 
+
+identify_os() {
+
+
+## Platform-specific overrides
+# Shamelessly stolen from git's Makefile
+uname_S=$(uname -s 2>/dev/null || echo not)
+uname_O=$(uname -o 2>/dev/null || echo not)
+}
+
 absolute_filename() {
 	echo "$(cd "$(dirname "$1")" && pwd)/$(basename "$1")"
 }
@@ -713,6 +723,7 @@ fi
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034
 : "${KALEIDOSCOPE_BIN_DIR:=${KALEIDOSCOPE_DIR}/bin/}"
 
+identify_os
 read_conf_files
 configure_arduino_cli_env
 
diff --git a/etc/kaleidoscope-builder.conf b/etc/kaleidoscope-builder.conf
index aa5865b3..e572b2a7 100644
--- a/etc/kaleidoscope-builder.conf
+++ b/etc/kaleidoscope-builder.conf
@@ -21,15 +21,6 @@ fi
 
 : "${FQBN:=keyboardio:${ARCH}:${BOARD}}"
 
-########
-######## Host OS specific commands
-########
-
-## Platform-specific overrides
-# Shamelessly stolen from git's Makefile
-uname_S=$(uname -s 2>/dev/null || echo not)
-uname_O=$(uname -o 2>/dev/null || echo not)
-
 find_device_port() {
 	if [ -n "${DEVICE_PORT}" ]; then
 		echo "DEVICE_PORT=\"${DEVICE_PORT}\" predefined."