diff --git a/vlib/os/debugger_default.c.v b/vlib/os/debugger_default.c.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d14e26bf15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/os/debugger_default.c.v
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+module os
+
+// debugger_present returns a bool indicating if the process is being debugged
+[inline]
+pub fn debugger_present() bool {
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/vlib/os/debugger_linux.c.v b/vlib/os/debugger_linux.c.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1bf0711d0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/os/debugger_linux.c.v
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+module os
+
+#include <sys/ptrace.h>
+
+fn C.ptrace(u32, u32, voidptr, voidptr) u64
+
+// debugger_present returns a bool indicating if the process is being debugged
+[inline]
+pub fn debugger_present() bool {
+	// check if the parent could trace its process,
+	// if not a debugger must be present
+	return C.ptrace(C.PTRACE_TRACEME, 0, 1, 0) == -1
+}
diff --git a/vlib/os/debugger_macos.c.v b/vlib/os/debugger_macos.c.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9d78f7af0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/os/debugger_macos.c.v
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+module os
+
+#include <sys/ptrace.h>
+
+fn C.ptrace(int, u32, voidptr, int) int
+
+// debugger_present returns a bool indicating if the process is being debugged
+[inline]
+pub fn debugger_present() bool {
+	// check if the parent could trace its process,
+	// if not a debugger must be present
+	return C.ptrace(C.PT_TRACE_ME, 0, voidptr(1), 0) == -1
+}
diff --git a/vlib/os/debugger_windows.c.v b/vlib/os/debugger_windows.c.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..abc769ce1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/os/debugger_windows.c.v
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+module os
+
+// this is defined in builtin_windows.c.v in builtin
+// fn C.IsDebuggerPresent() bool
+
+// debugger_present returns a bool indicating if the process is being debugged
+[inline]
+pub fn debugger_present() bool {
+	return C.IsDebuggerPresent()
+}
diff --git a/vlib/os/os_nix.c.v b/vlib/os/os_nix.c.v
index b4e1fb194c..f6647b99b2 100644
--- a/vlib/os/os_nix.c.v
+++ b/vlib/os/os_nix.c.v
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ import strings
 #include <sys/utsname.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <utime.h>
-$if !solaris && !haiku && !emscripten ? {
-	#include <sys/ptrace.h>
-}
 
 pub const (
 	path_separator = '/'
@@ -64,8 +61,6 @@ fn C.getgid() int
 
 fn C.getegid() int
 
-fn C.ptrace(u32, u32, voidptr, voidptr) u64
-
 enum GlobMatch {
 	exact
 	ends_with
@@ -434,18 +429,6 @@ pub fn (mut f File) close() {
 	C.fclose(f.cfile)
 }
 
-[inline]
-pub fn debugger_present() bool {
-	// check if the parent could trace its process,
-	// if not a debugger must be present
-	$if linux {
-		return C.ptrace(C.PTRACE_TRACEME, 0, 1, 0) == -1
-	} $else $if macos {
-		return C.ptrace(C.PT_TRACE_ME, 0, voidptr(1), 0) == -1
-	}
-	return false
-}
-
 fn C.mkstemp(stemplate &u8) int
 
 // ensure_folder_is_writable checks that `folder` exists, and is writable to the process
diff --git a/vlib/os/os_windows.c.v b/vlib/os/os_windows.c.v
index 739098fcb4..5647314666 100644
--- a/vlib/os/os_windows.c.v
+++ b/vlib/os/os_windows.c.v
@@ -452,12 +452,6 @@ pub fn add_vectored_exception_handler(first bool, handler VectoredExceptionHandl
 	C.AddVectoredExceptionHandler(u32(first), C.PVECTORED_EXCEPTION_HANDLER(handler))
 }
 
-// this is defined in builtin_windows.c.v in builtin
-// fn C.IsDebuggerPresent() bool
-pub fn debugger_present() bool {
-	return C.IsDebuggerPresent()
-}
-
 // uname returns information about the platform on which the program is running.
 // Currently `uname` on windows is not standardized, so it just mimics current practices from other popular software/language implementations:
 //   busybox-v1.35.0 * `busybox uname -a` => "Windows_NT HOSTNAME 10.0 19044 x86_64 MS/Windows"