diff --git a/recipes/base b/recipes/base
index c6e5803..1b608ae 100644
--- a/recipes/base
+++ b/recipes/base
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 # Description: Core set of frequently-used recipes
 set -e
 
-_recipe brew
 _recipe shell-utils
 _recipe git
 _recipe zsh
diff --git a/recipes/emacs b/recipes/emacs
index 0d1c618..cc3ddc4 100644
--- a/recipes/emacs
+++ b/recipes/emacs
@@ -2,10 +2,9 @@
 # Description: GNU Emacs
 set -e
 
-_recipe brew
-
 case $_PLATFORM in
     darwin)
+        _recipe brew
         _brew_tap railwaycat/emacsmacport
         _brew emacs-mac --with-modern-icon
         ;;
diff --git a/recipes/shell-utils b/recipes/shell-utils
index 18e3a1e..2b4f4f4 100644
--- a/recipes/shell-utils
+++ b/recipes/shell-utils
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@
 set -e
 
 _recipe _path
-_recipe brew
 
 case $_PLATFORM in
     darwin)
+        _recipe brew
+
         _brew binutils
         _brew coreutils
         _brew findutils