diff --git a/cloak.json b/cloak.json
index 754ac5a2bc..a0eb877aa8 100644
--- a/cloak.json
+++ b/cloak.json
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@
         }
     },
     "suggest": {
-        "vcredist": [
-            "extras/vcredist2015"
-        ]
+        "vcredist": "extras/vcredist2015"
     }
 }
diff --git a/lynx.json b/lynx.json
index 8be956b486..ebe4666a4b 100644
--- a/lynx.json
+++ b/lynx.json
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@
     "innosetup": true,
     "depends": [
         "cacert",
-        "extras/vcredist2012",
         "openssl"
     ],
+    "suggest": {
+        "vcredist": "extras/vcredist2012"
+    },
     "persist": [
         "$dir/lynx.cfg"
     ],
diff --git a/neovim.json b/neovim.json
index 96c91a5f6a..f21bc8bd52 100644
--- a/neovim.json
+++ b/neovim.json
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         }
     },
     "suggest": {
-        "Visual Studio 2015 C++ redistributable": "vcredist2015"
+        "vcredist": "extras/vcredist2015"
     },
     "homepage": "https://neovim.io/",
     "bin": [
diff --git a/ripgrep.json b/ripgrep.json
index f587a51850..8651b71d92 100644
--- a/ripgrep.json
+++ b/ripgrep.json
@@ -25,8 +25,6 @@
         }
     },
     "suggest": {
-        "vcredist": [
-            "extras/vcredist2015"
-        ]
+        "vcredist": "extras/vcredist2015"
     }
 }