diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index dc32560..27622cc 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ mod config;
 mod dirs;
 mod error;
 mod files;
-mod perms;
 mod skel;
+mod util;
 
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
diff --git a/src/skel.rs b/src/skel.rs
index 97376af..38634d6 100644
--- a/src/skel.rs
+++ b/src/skel.rs
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-use std::fs::{copy as fscopy, create_dir, metadata, read_dir, set_permissions, Permissions};
+use std::fs::{copy as fscopy, create_dir, read_dir};
 use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 use crate::config::Config;
 use crate::error::*;
+use crate::util::{get_perms, set_perms};
 
 pub fn copy(config: &Config) -> MkrootResult<()> {
 	if config.verbose {
@@ -104,30 +105,6 @@ fn copy_file(src: &PathBuf, dst: &PathBuf) -> MkrootResult<()> {
 	Ok(())
 }
 
-
-fn get_perms(path: &PathBuf) -> MkrootResult<Permissions> {
-	match metadata(path) {
-		Ok(meta) => Ok(meta.permissions()),
-		Err(e) => Err(MkrootError::from(format!(
-			"Error retrieving metadata {}: {}",
-			path.display(),
-			e
-		))),
-	}
-}
-
-fn set_perms(path: &PathBuf, perms: Permissions) -> MkrootResult<()> {
-	if let Err(e) = set_permissions(path, perms) {
-		return Err(MkrootError::from(format!(
-			"Error setting permissions {}: {}",
-			path.display(),
-			e
-		)));
-	}
-
-	Ok(())
-}
-
 fn mkdir(path: &PathBuf) -> MkrootResult<()> {
 	if let Err(e) = create_dir(path) {
 		return Err(MkrootError::from(format!(
diff --git a/src/util/mod.rs b/src/util/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9150df6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/util/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+mod perms;
+
+pub use crate::util::perms::*;
diff --git a/src/perms.rs b/src/util/perms.rs
similarity index 90%
rename from src/perms.rs
rename to src/util/perms.rs
index 3cd864f..588366e 100644
--- a/src/perms.rs
+++ b/src/util/perms.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::fs::{set_permissions, metadata, Permissions};
+use std::fs::{metadata, set_permissions, Permissions};
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 
 use crate::error::*;