diff --git a/osu-framework b/osu-framework
index b77ceb37e6..6b305b3332 160000
--- a/osu-framework
+++ b/osu-framework
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit b77ceb37e6186cbf6f5b8a72959d753fbb56f9a5
+Subproject commit 6b305b3332cdc424ef7fc3c9499c21e174f9eec5
diff --git a/osu.Desktop/OsuGameDesktop.cs b/osu.Desktop/OsuGameDesktop.cs
index ff4b37a8fb..d356fcf53d 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop/OsuGameDesktop.cs
+++ b/osu.Desktop/OsuGameDesktop.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 using osu.Game;
 using OpenTK.Input;
 
-#if NET461
+#if NET_FRAMEWORK
 using Microsoft.Win32;
 #endif
 
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ protected override string LocateBasePath()
             {
                 Func<string, bool> checkExists = p => Directory.Exists(Path.Combine(p, "Songs"));
 
-#if NET461
+#if NET_FRAMEWORK
                 string stableInstallPath;
 
                 try
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ protected override string LocateBasePath()
                 }
 #endif
 
-#if NET461
+#if NET_FRAMEWORK
                 stableInstallPath = Path.Combine(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData), @"osu!");
 #else
                 var stableInstallPath = Path.Combine(Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData), @"osu!");
diff --git a/osu.Desktop/Overlays/VersionManager.cs b/osu.Desktop/Overlays/VersionManager.cs
index fef7e6d52a..3db7297385 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop/Overlays/VersionManager.cs
+++ b/osu.Desktop/Overlays/VersionManager.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 using OpenTK;
 using OpenTK.Graphics;
 
-#if NET461
+#if NET_FRAMEWORK
 using System;
 using System.Net.Http;
 using osu.Framework.Logging;
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ namespace osu.Desktop.Overlays
 {
     public class VersionManager : OverlayContainer
     {
-#if NET461
+#if NET_FRAMEWORK
         private UpdateManager updateManager;
 #endif
 
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ private void load(NotificationOverlay notification, OsuColour colours, TextureSt
                 }
             };
 
-#if NET461
+#if NET_FRAMEWORK
             if (game.IsDeployedBuild)
                 checkForUpdateAsync();
 #endif
@@ -147,12 +147,12 @@ protected override void Dispose(bool isDisposing)
         {
             base.Dispose(isDisposing);
 
-#if NET461
+#if NET_FRAMEWORK
             updateManager?.Dispose();
 #endif
         }
 
-#if NET461
+#if NET_FRAMEWORK
         private async void checkForUpdateAsync(bool useDeltaPatching = true, UpdateProgressNotification notification = null)
         {
             //should we schedule a retry on completion of this check?
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ private class UpdateProgressNotification : ProgressNotification
                 Activated = () =>
                 {
                     // Squirrel returns execution to us after the update process is started, so it's safe to use Wait() here
-#if NET461
+#if NET_FRAMEWORK
                     UpdateManager.RestartAppWhenExited().Wait();
 #endif
                     game.GracefullyExit();
diff --git a/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj b/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj
index 3b08715d2d..9fed566703 100644
--- a/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj
+++ b/osu.Desktop/osu.Desktop.csproj
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@
     <Version>0.0.0.0</Version>
     <FileVersion>0.0.0.0</FileVersion>
   </PropertyGroup>
+  <PropertyGroup Label="Defines">
+    <DefineConstants Condition="'$(TargetFramework)' == 'net461'">$(DefineConstants);NET_FRAMEWORK</DefineConstants>
+  </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup Label="Project References">
     <ProjectReference Include="..\osu-framework\osu.Framework\osu.Framework.csproj" />
     <ProjectReference Include="..\osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu\osu.Game.Rulesets.Osu.csproj" />