diff --git a/pkg/local/posix_permissions.go b/pkg/local/posix_permissions.go
index 90c0c1cf86c..9e306babd45 100644
--- a/pkg/local/posix_permissions.go
+++ b/pkg/local/posix_permissions.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
-	"syscall"
 
 	"github.com/treeverse/lakefs/pkg/api/apigen"
 	"github.com/treeverse/lakefs/pkg/api/apiutil"
@@ -39,14 +38,6 @@ type POSIXPermissions struct {
 	Mode os.FileMode
 }
 
-func getUmask() int {
-	if umask < 0 {
-		umask = syscall.Umask(0)
-		syscall.Umask(umask)
-	}
-	return umask
-}
-
 // GetDefaultPermissions - returns default permissions as defined by file system. Public for testing purposes
 func GetDefaultPermissions(isDir bool) POSIXPermissions {
 	getOwnershipMutex.Lock()
@@ -89,15 +80,7 @@ func getPermissionFromStats(stats apigen.ObjectStats, withDefault bool) (*POSIXP
 }
 
 func getPermissionFromFileInfo(info os.FileInfo) (*POSIXPermissions, error) {
-	p := POSIXPermissions{}
-	if stat, ok := info.Sys().(*syscall.Stat_t); ok {
-		p.UID = int(stat.Uid)
-		p.GID = int(stat.Gid)
-		p.Mode = os.FileMode(stat.Mode)
-	} else {
-		return nil, ErrUnsupportedFS
-	}
-	return &p, nil
+	return permissionsFromFileInfo(info)
 }
 
 func isPermissionsChanged(localFileInfo os.FileInfo, remoteFileStats apigen.ObjectStats) bool {
diff --git a/pkg/local/posix_permissions_darwin.go b/pkg/local/posix_permissions_darwin.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..14ad8f1c6d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/local/posix_permissions_darwin.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package local
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"syscall"
+)
+
+func getUmask() int {
+	if umask < 0 {
+		umask = syscall.Umask(0)
+		syscall.Umask(umask)
+	}
+	return umask
+}
+
+func permissionsFromFileInfo(info os.FileInfo) (*POSIXPermissions, error) {
+	stat, ok := info.Sys().(*syscall.Stat_t)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, ErrUnsupportedFS
+	}
+
+	defaultOwnership = &POSIXOwnership{
+		UID: int(stat.Uid),
+		GID: int(stat.Gid),
+	}
+
+	return &POSIXPermissions{
+		Mode:           os.FileMode(stat.Mode),
+		POSIXOwnership: *defaultOwnership,
+	}, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/local/posix_permissions_freebsd.go b/pkg/local/posix_permissions_freebsd.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..14ad8f1c6d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/local/posix_permissions_freebsd.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package local
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"syscall"
+)
+
+func getUmask() int {
+	if umask < 0 {
+		umask = syscall.Umask(0)
+		syscall.Umask(umask)
+	}
+	return umask
+}
+
+func permissionsFromFileInfo(info os.FileInfo) (*POSIXPermissions, error) {
+	stat, ok := info.Sys().(*syscall.Stat_t)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, ErrUnsupportedFS
+	}
+
+	defaultOwnership = &POSIXOwnership{
+		UID: int(stat.Uid),
+		GID: int(stat.Gid),
+	}
+
+	return &POSIXPermissions{
+		Mode:           os.FileMode(stat.Mode),
+		POSIXOwnership: *defaultOwnership,
+	}, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/local/posix_permissions_linux.go b/pkg/local/posix_permissions_linux.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..14ad8f1c6d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/local/posix_permissions_linux.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package local
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"syscall"
+)
+
+func getUmask() int {
+	if umask < 0 {
+		umask = syscall.Umask(0)
+		syscall.Umask(umask)
+	}
+	return umask
+}
+
+func permissionsFromFileInfo(info os.FileInfo) (*POSIXPermissions, error) {
+	stat, ok := info.Sys().(*syscall.Stat_t)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, ErrUnsupportedFS
+	}
+
+	defaultOwnership = &POSIXOwnership{
+		UID: int(stat.Uid),
+		GID: int(stat.Gid),
+	}
+
+	return &POSIXPermissions{
+		Mode:           os.FileMode(stat.Mode),
+		POSIXOwnership: *defaultOwnership,
+	}, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/local/posix_permissions_openbsd.go b/pkg/local/posix_permissions_openbsd.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..14ad8f1c6d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/local/posix_permissions_openbsd.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+package local
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"syscall"
+)
+
+func getUmask() int {
+	if umask < 0 {
+		umask = syscall.Umask(0)
+		syscall.Umask(umask)
+	}
+	return umask
+}
+
+func permissionsFromFileInfo(info os.FileInfo) (*POSIXPermissions, error) {
+	stat, ok := info.Sys().(*syscall.Stat_t)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, ErrUnsupportedFS
+	}
+
+	defaultOwnership = &POSIXOwnership{
+		UID: int(stat.Uid),
+		GID: int(stat.Gid),
+	}
+
+	return &POSIXPermissions{
+		Mode:           os.FileMode(stat.Mode),
+		POSIXOwnership: *defaultOwnership,
+	}, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/local/posix_permissions_windows.go b/pkg/local/posix_permissions_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d243083c68c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/local/posix_permissions_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+package local
+
+import (
+	"os"
+)
+
+func getUmask() int {
+	return 0
+}
+
+func permissionsFromFileInfo(info os.FileInfo) (*POSIXPermissions, error) {
+	return nil, ErrUnsupportedFS
+}