diff --git a/src/utils/path-helper.cpp b/src/utils/path-helper.cpp
index 7509cf0e5..6f32d236d 100644
--- a/src/utils/path-helper.cpp
+++ b/src/utils/path-helper.cpp
@@ -1,178 +1,180 @@
 /* -*- mode: c++; c-basic-offset:4 -*-
     utils/path-helper.cpp
 
     This file is part of Kleopatra, the KDE keymanager
     SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2009 Klarälvdalens Datakonsult AB
 
     SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 */
 
 #include <config-kleopatra.h>
 
 #include "path-helper.h"
 
 #include <Libkleo/Stl_Util>
 
 #include <Libkleo/KleoException>
 
 #include "kleopatra_debug.h"
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 
 #include <QStandardPaths>
 #include <QString>
 #include <QStorageInfo>
 #include <QFileInfo>
 #include <QDir>
 
 #include <algorithm>
 
 using namespace Kleo;
 
 static QString commonPrefix(const QString &s1, const QString &s2)
 {
     return QString(s1.data(), std::mismatch(s1.data(), s1.data() + std::min(s1.size(), s2.size()), s2.data()).first - s1.data());
 }
 
 static QString longestCommonPrefix(const QStringList &sl)
 {
     if (sl.empty()) {
         return QString();
     }
     QString result = sl.front();
     for (const QString &s : sl) {
         result = commonPrefix(s, result);
     }
     return result;
 }
 
 QString Kleo::heuristicBaseDirectory(const QStringList &fileNames)
 {
     QStringList dirs;
     for (const QString &fileName : fileNames) {
         dirs.push_back(QFileInfo(fileName).path() + QLatin1Char('/'));
     }
     qCDebug(KLEOPATRA_LOG) << "dirs" << dirs;
     const QString candidate = longestCommonPrefix(dirs);
     /* Special case handling for Outlook and KMail attachment temporary path.
      * This is otherwise something like:
      * c:\users\username\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\
      *      Content.Outlook\ADSDFG9\foo.txt
      *
      * For KMail it is usually /tmp/messageviewer/foo
      *
      * Both are paths that are unlikely to be the target path to save the
      * decrypted attachment.
      *
      * This is very common when encrypted attachments are opened
      * within Outlook or KMail.
      */
     if (candidate.contains(QStringLiteral("Content.Outlook")) ||
         candidate.contains(QStringLiteral("messageviewer"))) {
         return QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::DocumentsLocation);
     }
     const int idx = candidate.lastIndexOf(QLatin1Char('/'));
     return candidate.left(idx);
 }
 
 QStringList Kleo::makeRelativeTo(const QString &base, const QStringList &fileNames)
 {
 
     if (base.isEmpty()) {
         return fileNames;
     } else {
         return makeRelativeTo(QDir(base), fileNames);
     }
 
 }
 
 QStringList Kleo::makeRelativeTo(const QDir &baseDir, const QStringList &fileNames)
 {
     QStringList rv;
     rv.reserve(fileNames.size());
     std::transform(fileNames.cbegin(), fileNames.cend(),
                    std::back_inserter(rv),
                    [&baseDir](const QString &file) {
                        return baseDir.relativeFilePath(file);
                    });
     return rv;
 }
 
 QString Kleo::stripSuffix(const QString &fileName)
 {
     const QFileInfo fi(fileName);
     return fi.dir().filePath(fi.completeBaseName());
 }
 
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
 void Kleo::recursivelyRemovePath(const QString &path)
 {
     const QFileInfo fi(path);
     if (fi.isDir()) {
         QDir dir(path);
         const auto dirs{dir.entryList(QDir::AllEntries | QDir::NoDotAndDotDot)};
         for (const QString &fname : dirs) {
             recursivelyRemovePath(dir.filePath(fname));
         }
         const QString dirName = fi.fileName();
         dir.cdUp();
         if (!dir.rmdir(dirName)) {
             throw Exception(GPG_ERR_EPERM, i18n("Cannot remove directory %1", path));
         }
     } else {
         QFile file(path);
         if (!file.remove()) {
             throw Exception(GPG_ERR_EPERM, i18n("Cannot remove file %1: %2", path, file.errorString()));
         }
     }
 }
 
 bool Kleo::recursivelyCopy(const QString &src,const QString &dest)
 {
     QDir srcDir(src);
 
     if(!srcDir.exists()) {
         return false;
     }
 
     QDir destDir(dest);
     if(!destDir.exists() && !destDir.mkdir(dest)) {
         return false;
     }
 
     for(const auto &file: srcDir.entryList(QDir::Files)) {
         const QString srcName = src + QLatin1Char('/') + file;
         const QString destName = dest + QLatin1Char('/') + file;
         if(!QFile::copy(srcName, destName)) {
             return false;
         }
     }
 
     for (const auto &dir: srcDir.entryList(QDir::AllDirs | QDir::NoDotAndDotDot)) {
         const QString srcName = src + QLatin1Char('/') + dir;
         const QString destName = dest + QLatin1Char('/') + dir;
         if (!recursivelyCopy(srcName, destName)) {
             return false;
         }
     }
 
     return true;
 }
 
 bool Kleo::moveDir(const QString &src, const QString &dest)
 {
     // Need an existing path to query the device
     const QString parentDest = QFileInfo(dest).dir().absolutePath();
     const auto srcDevice = QStorageInfo(src).device();
     if (!srcDevice.isEmpty() && srcDevice == QStorageInfo(parentDest).device() &&
         QFile::rename(src, dest)) {
         qCDebug(KLEOPATRA_LOG) << "Renamed" << src << "to" << dest;
         return true;
     }
     // first copy
     if (!recursivelyCopy(src, dest)) {
         return false;
     }
     // Then delete original
     recursivelyRemovePath(src);
 
     return true;
 }
+#endif
diff --git a/src/utils/path-helper.h b/src/utils/path-helper.h
index aba3f72b2..dcb13afeb 100644
--- a/src/utils/path-helper.h
+++ b/src/utils/path-helper.h
@@ -1,28 +1,31 @@
 /* -*- mode: c++; c-basic-offset:4 -*-
     utils/path-helper.h
 
     This file is part of Kleopatra, the KDE keymanager
     SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2009 Klarälvdalens Datakonsult AB
 
     SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
 */
 
 #pragma once
 
+#include <QtGlobal>
+
 class QString;
 #include <QStringList>
 class QDir;
 
 namespace Kleo
 {
 
 QString heuristicBaseDirectory(const QStringList &files);
 QStringList makeRelativeTo(const QDir &dir, const QStringList &files);
 QStringList makeRelativeTo(const QString &dir, const QStringList &files);
 QString stripSuffix(const QString &fileName);
 
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
 void recursivelyRemovePath(const QString &path);
 bool recursivelyCopy(const QString &src, const QString &dest);
 bool moveDir(const QString &src, const QString &dest);
+#endif
 }
-