diff --git a/vlib/live/common.v b/vlib/live/common.v
index 9705f80448..7eaa585134 100644
--- a/vlib/live/common.v
+++ b/vlib/live/common.v
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ pub:
 	live_linkfn       FNLinkLiveSymbols // generated C callback; receives a dlopen handle
 	so_extension      string // .so or .dll
 	so_name_template  string // a sprintf template for the shared libraries location
-mut:
+pub mut:
 	live_lib          voidptr // the result of dl.open
 	reloads           int // how many times a reloading was tried
 	reloads_ok        int // how many times the reloads succeeded
diff --git a/vlib/v/pref/should_compile.v b/vlib/v/pref/should_compile.v
index 3233d50621..198058ecd6 100644
--- a/vlib/v/pref/should_compile.v
+++ b/vlib/v/pref/should_compile.v
@@ -41,13 +41,13 @@ pub fn (prefs &Preferences) should_compile_c(file string) bool {
 		// Probably something like `a.js.v`.
 		return false
 	}
-	if file.ends_with('_windows.c.v') && prefs.os != .windows {
+	if (file.ends_with('_windows.c.v') || file.ends_with('_windows.v')) && prefs.os != .windows {
 		return false
 	}
-	if file.ends_with('_linux.c.v') && prefs.os != .linux {
+	if (file.ends_with('_linux.c.v') || file.ends_with('_linux.v')) && prefs.os != .linux {
 		return false
 	}
-	if file.ends_with('_darwin.c.v') && prefs.os != .mac {
+	if (file.ends_with('_darwin.c.v') || file.ends_with('_darwin.v')) && prefs.os != .mac {
 		return false
 	}
 	if file.ends_with('_nix.c.v') && prefs.os == .windows {