diff --git a/util/localconfig/file_perm_unix.go b/util/localconfig/file_perm_unix.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..558d2b1b38a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/localconfig/file_perm_unix.go
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+//go:build !windows
+
+package localconfig
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+)
+
+func getFilePermission(fi os.FileInfo) error {
+	if fi.Mode().Perm() == 0600 || fi.Mode().Perm() == 0400 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return fmt.Errorf("config file has incorrect permission flags:%s."+
+		"change the file permission either to 0400 or 0600.", fi.Mode().Perm().String())
+}
diff --git a/util/localconfig/file_perm_windows.go b/util/localconfig/file_perm_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..945461a9021e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/localconfig/file_perm_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+//go:build windows
+
+package localconfig
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+)
+
+func getFilePermission(fi os.FileInfo) error {
+	if fi.Mode().Perm() == 0666 || fi.Mode().Perm() == 0444 {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return fmt.Errorf("config file has incorrect permission flags:%s."+
+		"change the file permission either to 0444 or 0666.", fi.Mode().Perm().String())
+}
diff --git a/util/localconfig/localconfig.go b/util/localconfig/localconfig.go
index 7ca3da56ed6b..1a3828e24070 100644
--- a/util/localconfig/localconfig.go
+++ b/util/localconfig/localconfig.go
@@ -311,11 +311,3 @@ func GetUsername(subject string) string {
 	}
 	return subject
 }
-
-func getFilePermission(fi os.FileInfo) error {
-	if fi.Mode().Perm() == 0600 || fi.Mode().Perm() == 0400 {
-		return nil
-	}
-	return fmt.Errorf("config file has incorrect permission flags:%s."+
-		"change the file permission either to 0400 or 0600.", fi.Mode().Perm().String())
-}
diff --git a/util/localconfig/localconfig_test.go b/util/localconfig/localconfig_test.go
index 59dae1159a39..74a5a5d546ff 100644
--- a/util/localconfig/localconfig_test.go
+++ b/util/localconfig/localconfig_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//go:build !windows
+
 package localconfig
 
 import (
@@ -83,7 +85,7 @@ func TestFilePermission(t *testing.T) {
 			if err := getFilePermission(fi); err != nil {
 				assert.EqualError(t, err, c.expectedError.Error())
 			} else {
-				require.Nil(t, err)
+				require.Nil(t, c.expectedError)
 			}
 		})
 	}