diff --git a/basis/tools/deploy/shaker/shaker.factor b/basis/tools/deploy/shaker/shaker.factor
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 7c02e87209..d9348bedd5
--- a/basis/tools/deploy/shaker/shaker.factor
+++ b/basis/tools/deploy/shaker/shaker.factor
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ IN: tools.deploy.shaker
     ] [ drop ] if ;
 
 : strip-c-io ( -- )
-    deploy-io get 2 = [
+    deploy-io get 2 = os windows? or [
         [
             c-io-backend forget
             "io.streams.c" forget-vocab
diff --git a/basis/tools/deploy/windows/windows.factor b/basis/tools/deploy/windows/windows.factor
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index ce4fee19d7..ad1b3cbd84
--- a/basis/tools/deploy/windows/windows.factor
+++ b/basis/tools/deploy/windows/windows.factor
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ IN: tools.deploy.windows
             "resource:freetype6.dll"
             "resource:zlib1.dll"
         } swap copy-files-into
-    ] when ;
+    ] [ drop ] if ;
 
 : create-exe-dir ( vocab bundle-name -- vm )
     deploy-ui? get [