diff --git a/src/files/mkroot_files.rs b/src/files/mkroot_files.rs
index 5a79d31..4f049d3 100644
--- a/src/files/mkroot_files.rs
+++ b/src/files/mkroot_files.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use std::fs::{copy as fscopy, metadata, set_permissions, File};
+use std::fs::{copy as fscopy, File, Permissions};
 use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
 use std::process::Command;
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ use regex::Regex;
 
 use crate::config::Config;
 use crate::error::*;
+use crate::util::set_perms;
 
 pub struct Files {
 	pub bins: Vec<PathBuf>,
@@ -191,28 +192,7 @@ impl Files {
 							println!("Setting linker {} to mode 0o755", &lib.display());
 						}
 
-						match metadata(&lib) {
-							Ok(meta) => {
-								let mut perms = meta.permissions();
-								perms.set_mode(0o755);
-								if let Err(e) = set_permissions(&lib, perms) {
-									return Err(MkrootError::from(format!(
-										"Error setting permissions {}: {}",
-										&lib.display(),
-										e
-									)));
-								} else {
-									return Ok(());
-								}
-							}
-							Err(e) => {
-								return Err(MkrootError::from(format!(
-									"Error reading metadata {}: {}",
-									&lib.display(),
-									e
-								)))
-							}
-						}
+						set_perms(&lib, Permissions::from_mode(0o755))?;
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -244,9 +224,7 @@ impl Files {
 						e
 					)));
 				} else {
-					let mut perms = metadata(&t)?.permissions();
-					perms.set_mode(mode);
-					set_permissions(&t, perms)?;
+					set_perms(&t, Permissions::from_mode(mode))?;
 				}
 			} else if verbose {
 				println!("Skipping {}", &f.display());