diff --git a/src/cmds/restic/integration_helpers_unix_test.go b/src/cmds/restic/integration_helpers_unix_test.go
index 43234379f..7f7c301f8 100644
--- a/src/cmds/restic/integration_helpers_unix_test.go
+++ b/src/cmds/restic/integration_helpers_unix_test.go
@@ -47,9 +47,9 @@ func (e *dirEntry) equals(other *dirEntry) bool {
 }
 
 func nlink(info os.FileInfo) (uint64, error) {
-	stat, err := restic.ToStatT(info.Sys())
+	stat, err := info.Sys().(*syscall.Stat_t)
 	if err {
 		return 0, err
 	}
-	return stat.Nlink(info), err
+	return stat.nlink, err
 }
diff --git a/src/restic/node.go b/src/restic/node.go
index 77895f741..ea8109727 100644
--- a/src/restic/node.go
+++ b/src/restic/node.go
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ func (node *Node) IsNewer(path string, fi os.FileInfo) bool {
 
 	size := uint64(fi.Size())
 
-	extendedStat, ok := ToStatT(fi.Sys())
+	extendedStat, ok := toStatT(fi.Sys())
 	if !ok {
 		if node.ModTime != fi.ModTime() ||
 			node.Size != size {
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ func lookupUsername(uid string) (string, error) {
 }
 
 func (node *Node) fillExtra(path string, fi os.FileInfo) error {
-	stat, ok := ToStatT(fi.Sys())
+	stat, ok := toStatT(fi.Sys())
 	if !ok {
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/src/restic/node_unix.go b/src/restic/node_unix.go
index 97a190bb2..eec07fc5a 100644
--- a/src/restic/node_unix.go
+++ b/src/restic/node_unix.go
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ var lchown = os.Lchown
 
 type statUnix syscall.Stat_t
 
-//ToStatT call the unix system call stat.
-func ToStatT(i interface{}) (statT, bool) {
+func toStatT(i interface{}) (statT, bool) {
 	if i == nil {
 		return nil, false
 	}
diff --git a/src/restic/node_windows.go b/src/restic/node_windows.go
index 0c1513099..43b6d9b62 100644
--- a/src/restic/node_windows.go
+++ b/src/restic/node_windows.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ func (node Node) restoreSymlinkTimestamps(path string, utimes [2]syscall.Timespe
 type statWin syscall.Win32FileAttributeData
 
 //ToStatT call the Windows system call Win32FileAttributeData.
-func ToStatT(i interface{}) (statT, bool) {
+func toStatT(i interface{}) (statT, bool) {
 	if i == nil {
 		return nil, false
 	}