diff --git a/droppriv_unix.go b/droppriv_unix.go
index 8af2efd1175c..631bc31bb6ac 100644
--- a/droppriv_unix.go
+++ b/droppriv_unix.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// +build !windows
+
 package main
 
 import (
diff --git a/droppriv_windows.go b/droppriv_windows.go
index 84ff27a7ba92..ee88710c2e41 100644
--- a/droppriv_windows.go
+++ b/droppriv_windows.go
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 package main
 
-import (
-    "syscall"
-)
-
 func DropPrivileges() error {
-    var err error
 
     if !_ConfigMeta.IsDefined("runoptions", "uid") {
         // not found, no dropping privileges but no err
diff --git a/log_unix.go b/log_unix.go
index 27d17c1ac290..d2dd9bbc6e2b 100644
--- a/log_unix.go
+++ b/log_unix.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// +build !windows
+
 package main
 
 import (