diff --git a/src/commands/build/mod.rs b/src/commands/build/mod.rs
index 249a63a..a6ec3f7 100644
--- a/src/commands/build/mod.rs
+++ b/src/commands/build/mod.rs
@@ -4,13 +4,12 @@ use clap::Parser;
 use std::env;
 use std::fs::{self, File, OpenOptions};
 use std::io::{prelude::*, BufReader};
-use std::os::unix::prelude::PermissionsExt;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::process::Command;
 use std::thread;
 use std::{fs::create_dir_all, fs::remove_dir_all, path::Path};
 
-use crate::util::{get_config, Config, Print, DEV_DIR, PATHSEP, PROD_DIR, SEP};
+use crate::util::{get_config, set_permissions, Config, Print, DEV_DIR, PATHSEP, PROD_DIR, SEP};
 
 use super::install::apply_changes;
 
@@ -361,12 +360,7 @@ pub fn build_thread(
     ))
     .unwrap()
     .permissions();
-    perms.set_mode(0o511);
-
-    if perms.mode() != 0o511 {
-        Print::error("Unable to change file permissions.");
-        return Err(());
-    }
+    set_permissions(&mut perms, 0o511);
 
     Print::info("Compiled successfully.");
 
diff --git a/src/commands/dev/mod.rs b/src/commands/dev/mod.rs
index b332eb3..47da3a4 100644
--- a/src/commands/dev/mod.rs
+++ b/src/commands/dev/mod.rs
@@ -5,13 +5,13 @@ use notify::{watcher, DebouncedEvent, RecursiveMode, Watcher};
 use regex::Regex;
 use std::fs::{self, create_dir_all, remove_dir_all, File};
 use std::io::Write;
-use std::os::unix::prelude::PermissionsExt;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::process::{Command, Stdio};
 use std::sync::mpsc::channel;
 use std::time::Instant;
 use std::{env, thread, time};
 
+use crate::util::set_permissions;
 use crate::util::{blame::BLAME, get_config, Config, Print, DEV_DIR, SEP};
 
 use super::build::seed_cmd;
@@ -117,13 +117,7 @@ fn dev_compile(config: Config) -> Result<(), ()> {
     ))
     .unwrap()
     .permissions();
-    perms.set_mode(0o511);
-
-    if perms.mode() != 0o511 {
-        Print::error("Unable to change file permissions.");
-        return Err(());
-    }
-
+    set_permissions(&mut perms, 0o511);
     Ok(())
 }
 
diff --git a/src/util.rs b/src/util.rs
index 0f32702..05acedf 100644
--- a/src/util.rs
+++ b/src/util.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ use console::style;
 use dirs;
 use std::collections::hash_map::DefaultHasher;
 use std::env;
+use std::fs::Permissions;
 use std::hash::{Hash, Hasher};
 
 use serde_derive::{Deserialize, Serialize};
@@ -208,3 +209,23 @@ impl Print {
         )
     }
 }
+
+#[cfg(unix)]
+pub fn set_permissions(metadata_permissions: &mut Permissions, mode: u32) -> Result<(), ()> {
+    use std::os::unix::prelude::PermissionsExt;
+
+    metadata_permissions.set_mode(0o511);
+
+    if metadata_permissions.mode() != 0o511 {
+        Print::error("Unable to change file permissions.");
+        return Err(());
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[cfg(not(unix))]
+#[allow(unused)]
+pub fn set_permissions(metadata_permissions: &mut Permissions, mode: u32) -> Result<(), ()> {
+    Ok(())
+}