diff --git a/kiwixbuild/dependencies/xapian.py b/kiwixbuild/dependencies/xapian.py
index 0ba92f0..e49289f 100644
--- a/kiwixbuild/dependencies/xapian.py
+++ b/kiwixbuild/dependencies/xapian.py
@@ -3,51 +3,56 @@ from .base import Dependency, GitClone, ReleaseDownload, MakeBuilder, MesonBuild
 from kiwixbuild.utils import Remotefile
 from kiwixbuild._global import neutralEnv
 
+import platform
+
 
 class Xapian(Dependency):
     name = "xapian-core"
 
-    class Source(GitClone):
-        git_remote = "https://github.com/openzim/xapian-meson.git"
-        git_dir = "xapian-core"
+    if platform.system() == "Windows":
 
-    # class Source(ReleaseDownload):
-    #    src_archive = Remotefile(
-    #        "xapian-core-1.4.23.tar.xz",
-    #        "30d3518172084f310dab86d262b512718a7f9a13635aaa1a188e61dc26b2288c"
-    #    )
-    #    meson_patch = Remotefile(
-    #        "xapian-core-1.4.23-1_patch.zip",
-    #        "",
-    #        "https://public.kymeria.fr/KIWIX/xapian-core-1.4.23-1_patch.zip"
-    #    )
-    #    archives = [src_archive, meson_patch]
+        class Source(GitClone):
+            git_remote = "https://github.com/openzim/xapian-meson.git"
+            git_dir = "xapian-core"
 
-    #    class Builder(MakeBuilder):
-    #        configure_options = [
-    #            "--disable-sse",
-    #            "--disable-backend-chert",
-    #            "--disable-backend-remote",
-    #            "--disable-documentation"]
-    #        configure_env = {'_format_LDFLAGS': "{env.LDFLAGS} -L{buildEnv.install_dir}/{buildEnv.libprefix}",
-    #                         '_format_CXXFLAGS': "{env.CXXFLAGS} -I{buildEnv.install_dir}/include"}
+        class Builder(MesonBuilder):
+            configure_options = [
+                "-Denable-sse=false",
+                "-Denable-backend-chert=false",
+                "-Denable-backend-remote=false",
+            ]
+            subsource_dir = "xapian-core"
 
-    class Builder(MesonBuilder):
-        configure_options = [
-            "-Denable-sse=false",
-            "-Denable-backend-chert=false",
-            "-Denable-backend-remote=false"
-        ]
-        subsource_dir = "xapian-core"
-
-        @classmethod
-        def get_dependencies(cls, configInfo, allDeps):
-            if neutralEnv("distname") == "Windows":
+            @classmethod
+            def get_dependencies(cls, configInfo, allDeps):
                 return ["zlib"]
-            deps = ["zlib", "lzma"]
-            if (
-                configInfo.build in ("win32", "wasm")
-                or neutralEnv("distname") == "Darwin"
-            ):
-                return deps
-            return deps + ["uuid"]
+
+    else:
+
+        class Source(ReleaseDownload):
+            archive = Remotefile(
+                "xapian-core-1.4.23.tar.xz",
+                "30d3518172084f310dab86d262b512718a7f9a13635aaa1a188e61dc26b2288c",
+            )
+
+        class Builder(MakeBuilder):
+            configure_options = [
+                "--disable-sse",
+                "--disable-backend-chert",
+                "--disable-backend-remote",
+                "--disable-documentation",
+            ]
+            configure_env = {
+                "_format_LDFLAGS": "{env.LDFLAGS} -L{buildEnv.install_dir}/{buildEnv.libprefix}",
+                "_format_CXXFLAGS": "{env.CXXFLAGS} -I{buildEnv.install_dir}/include",
+            }
+
+            @classmethod
+            def get_dependencies(cls, configInfo, allDeps):
+                deps = ["zlib", "lzma"]
+                if (
+                    configInfo.build in ("win32", "win64", "wasm")
+                    or neutralEnv("distname") == "Darwin"
+                ):
+                    return deps
+                return deps + ["uuid"]