diff --git a/irc/utils/net.go b/irc/utils/net.go
index c323c2dc..451c56a0 100644
--- a/irc/utils/net.go
+++ b/irc/utils/net.go
@@ -5,11 +5,9 @@
 package utils
 
 import (
-	"fmt"
 	"net"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
-	"syscall"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -195,25 +193,3 @@ func HandleXForwardedFor(remoteAddr string, xForwardedFor string, whitelist []ne
 	// or nil:
 	return
 }
-
-// Output a description of a connection that can identify it to other systems
-// administration tools.
-func DescribeConn(c net.Conn) (description string) {
-	description = "<error>"
-	switch conn := c.(type) {
-	case *net.UnixConn:
-		f, err := conn.File()
-		if err != nil {
-			return
-		}
-		defer f.Close()
-		ucred, err := syscall.GetsockoptUcred(int(f.Fd()), syscall.SOL_SOCKET, syscall.SO_PEERCRED)
-		if err != nil {
-			return
-		}
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%s <-> %s [pid=%d, uid=%d]", conn.LocalAddr().String(), conn.RemoteAddr().String(), ucred.Pid, ucred.Uid)
-	default:
-		// *net.TCPConn or *tls.Conn
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%s <-> %s", conn.LocalAddr().String(), conn.RemoteAddr().String())
-	}
-}
diff --git a/irc/utils/net_linux.go b/irc/utils/net_linux.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..30daeefe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/irc/utils/net_linux.go
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+// +build linux
+
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+	"syscall"
+)
+
+// Output a description of a connection that can identify it to other systems
+// administration tools.
+func DescribeConn(c net.Conn) (description string) {
+	description = "<error>"
+	switch conn := c.(type) {
+	case *net.UnixConn:
+		f, err := conn.File()
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		defer f.Close()
+		ucred, err := syscall.GetsockoptUcred(int(f.Fd()), syscall.SOL_SOCKET, syscall.SO_PEERCRED)
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%s <-> %s [pid=%d, uid=%d]", conn.LocalAddr().String(), conn.RemoteAddr().String(), ucred.Pid, ucred.Uid)
+	default:
+		// *net.TCPConn or *tls.Conn
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%s <-> %s", conn.LocalAddr().String(), conn.RemoteAddr().String())
+	}
+}
diff --git a/irc/utils/net_nonlinux.go b/irc/utils/net_nonlinux.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6084078c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/irc/utils/net_nonlinux.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// +build !linux
+
+package utils
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+)
+
+// Output a description of a connection that can identify it to other systems
+// administration tools.
+func DescribeConn(conn net.Conn) (description string) {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s <-> %s", conn.LocalAddr().String(), conn.RemoteAddr().String())
+}