diff --git a/src/internal.rs b/src/internal.rs
index 6b3a473..a5cdc8d 100644
--- a/src/internal.rs
+++ b/src/internal.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ use std::ffi::OsString;
 use std::process;
 use std::time;
 use std::io::Write;
+use std::fs;
+#[cfg(any(unix, target_os = "redox"))]
+use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
 
 use exec::CommandTemplate;
 use lscolors::LsColors;
@@ -174,6 +177,16 @@ where
     })
 }
 
+#[cfg(any(unix, target_os = "redox"))]
+pub fn is_executable(md: &fs::Metadata) -> bool {
+    md.permissions().mode() & 0o111 != 0
+}
+
+#[cfg(windows)]
+pub fn is_executable(_: &fs::Metadata) -> bool {
+    false
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 fn oss(v: &str) -> OsString {
     OsString::from(v)
diff --git a/src/output.rs b/src/output.rs
index 246cac7..8bc4b3b 100644
--- a/src/output.rs
+++ b/src/output.rs
@@ -6,17 +6,15 @@
 // notice may not be copied, modified, or distributed except
 // according to those terms.
 
-use internal::{FdOptions, EXITCODE_ERROR, EXITCODE_SIGINT};
+use internal::{is_executable, FdOptions, EXITCODE_ERROR, EXITCODE_SIGINT};
 use lscolors::LsColors;
 
-use std::{fs, process};
+use std::process;
 use std::io::{self, Write};
 use std::ops::Deref;
 use std::path::{self, Component, Path, PathBuf};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
-#[cfg(any(unix, target_os = "redox"))]
-use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
 
 use ansi_term;
 
@@ -133,13 +131,3 @@ fn get_path_style<'a>(path: &Path, ls_colors: &'a LsColors) -> Option<&'a ansi_t
         None
     }
 }
-
-#[cfg(any(unix, target_os = "redox"))]
-pub fn is_executable(md: &fs::Metadata) -> bool {
-    md.permissions().mode() & 0o111 != 0
-}
-
-#[cfg(windows)]
-pub fn is_executable(_: &fs::Metadata) -> bool {
-    false
-}
diff --git a/src/walk.rs b/src/walk.rs
index 47026b3..9908ba6 100644
--- a/src/walk.rs
+++ b/src/walk.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ extern crate ctrlc;
 
 use exec;
 use fshelper;
-use internal::{error, FdOptions, EXITCODE_SIGINT, MAX_BUFFER_LENGTH};
+use internal::{error, is_executable, FdOptions, EXITCODE_SIGINT, MAX_BUFFER_LENGTH};
 use output;
 
 use std::process;
@@ -202,8 +202,7 @@ pub fn scan(path_vec: &[PathBuf], pattern: Arc<Regex>, config: Arc<FdOptions>) {
                     if (entry_type.is_file() && !file_types.files)
                         || (entry_type.is_dir() && !file_types.directories)
                         || (entry_type.is_symlink() && !file_types.symlinks)
-                        || (entry.metadata().is_ok()
-                            && !output::is_executable(&entry.metadata().unwrap())
+                        || (entry.metadata().is_ok() && !is_executable(&entry.metadata().unwrap())
                             && file_types.executables_only)
                     {
                         return ignore::WalkState::Continue;