diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ddfd902c..98729019 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -10,15 +10,16 @@
 NS_REPO_PATH    := $(shell dirname $(realpath $(lastword $(MAKEFILE_LIST))))
 NS_REPO_DIR     := $(shell basename $(NS_REPO_PATH))
 NS_PARENT_PATH  := $(shell dirname $(NS_REPO_PATH))
+NS_STOW_OPTIONS := "${NS_REPO_DIR}" --dir="${NS_PARENT_PATH}" --target="${HOME}" --no-folding --verbose=2
 
 .PHONY: install
 install:
-	stow -S "${NS_REPO_DIR}" --dir="${NS_PARENT_PATH}" --target="${HOME}" --no-folding --verbose=2
+	stow -S ${NS_STOW_OPTIONS}
 
 .PHONY: uninstall
 uninstall:
-	stow -D "${NS_REPO_DIR}" --dir="${NS_PARENT_PATH}" --target="${HOME}" --no-folding --verbose=2
+	stow -D ${NS_STOW_OPTIONS}
 
 .PHONY: prune
 prune:
-	stow -R "${NS_REPO_DIR}" --dir="${NS_PARENT_PATH}" --target="${HOME}" --no-folding --verbose=2
+	stow -R ${NS_STOW_OPTIONS}