diff --git a/src/garage/secrets.rs b/src/garage/secrets.rs
index 8d2ff475..698799be 100644
--- a/src/garage/secrets.rs
+++ b/src/garage/secrets.rs
@@ -52,10 +52,14 @@ pub struct Secrets {
 /// from config or CLI param or env variable or read from a file specified in config or CLI
 /// param or env variable)
 pub fn fill_secrets(mut config: Config, secrets: Secrets) -> Result<Config, Error> {
+	#[cfg(unix)]
 	let allow_world_readable = secrets
 		.allow_world_readable_secrets
 		.unwrap_or(config.allow_world_readable_secrets);
 
+	#[cfg(not(unix))]
+	let allow_world_readable = config.allow_world_readable_secrets;
+
 	fill_secret(
 		&mut config.rpc_secret,
 		&config.rpc_secret_file,