diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index a1d3e88..d349c74 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 include dotfiles.mk
 
 MODULES=xmodmap emacs compton cower
+STOW=stow/usr/bin/stow-home
 
 .PHONY: all clean $(MODULES) zsh
 
@@ -12,6 +13,9 @@ stow: $(addsuffix -stow,$(MODULES))
 zsh:
 	$(MAKE) -C $@
 
+%-stow:
+	$(STOW) $(subst -stow,,$@)
+
 ###########
 # Compton #
 ###########
@@ -24,9 +28,6 @@ compton/.config/compton.conf: compton/.config/compton.org
 compton-clean:
 	rm -f compton/.config/compton.conf
 
-compton-stow:
-	stow/usr/bin/stow-home compton
-
 #########
 # Emacs #
 #########
@@ -37,9 +38,6 @@ emacs:
 emacs-clean:
 	$(MAKE) -C emacs/.emacs.d clean
 
-emacs-stow:
-	stow/usr/bin/stow-home emacs
-
 ###########
 # Xmodmap #
 ###########
@@ -52,9 +50,6 @@ Xmodmap/.Xmodmap: Xmodmap/Xmodmap.org
 xmodmap-clean:
 	rm -f Xmodmap/.Xmodmap
 
-xmodmap-stow:
-	stow/usr/bin/stow-home Xmodmap
-
 #########
 # Cower #
 #########
@@ -66,6 +61,3 @@ cower/.config/cower/config: cower/.config/cower/config.org
 
 cower-clean:
 	rm -f cower/.config/cower/config
-
-cower-stow:
-	stow/usr/bin/stow-home cower