diff --git a/src/duplicacy_utils_bsd.go b/src/duplicacy_utils_bsd.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 79b6bd0..0000000
--- a/src/duplicacy_utils_bsd.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright (c) Acrosync LLC. All rights reserved.
-// Free for personal use and commercial trial
-// Commercial use requires per-user licenses available from https://duplicacy.com
-
-//go:build freebsd || netbsd || darwin
-// +build freebsd netbsd darwin
-
-package duplicacy
-
-import (
-	"encoding/binary"
-	"os"
-	"syscall"
-)
-
-const bsdFileFlagsKey = "\x00bf"
-
-func (entry *Entry) ReadFileFlags(f *os.File) error {
-	fileInfo, err := f.Stat()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	stat, ok := fileInfo.Sys().(*syscall.Stat_t)
-	if ok && stat.Flags != 0 {
-		if entry.Attributes == nil {
-			entry.Attributes = &map[string][]byte{}
-		}
-		v := make([]byte, 4)
-		binary.LittleEndian.PutUint32(v, stat.Flags)
-		(*entry.Attributes)[bsdFileFlagsKey] = v
-		LOG_DEBUG("ATTR_READ", "Read flags 0x%x for %s", stat.Flags, entry.Path)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (entry *Entry) RestoreEarlyDirFlags(path string) error {
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (entry *Entry) RestoreEarlyFileFlags(f *os.File) error {
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (entry *Entry) RestoreLateFileFlags(f *os.File) error {
-	if entry.Attributes == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-	if v, have := (*entry.Attributes)[bsdFileFlagsKey]; have {
-		LOG_DEBUG("ATTR_RESTORE", "Restore flags 0x%x for %s", binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(v), entry.Path)
-		return syscall.Fchflags(int(f.Fd()), int(binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(v)))
-	}
-	return nil
-}
diff --git a/src/duplicacy_utils_bsd_common.go b/src/duplicacy_utils_bsd_common.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8a2dbc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/duplicacy_utils_bsd_common.go
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+// Copyright (c) Acrosync LLC. All rights reserved.
+// Free for personal use and commercial trial
+// Commercial use requires per-user licenses available from https://duplicacy.com
+
+//go:build freebsd || netbsd || darwin
+// +build freebsd netbsd darwin
+
+package duplicacy
+
+import (
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"bytes"
+	"syscall"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/xattr"
+)
+
+const bsdFileFlagsKey = "\x00bf"
+
+func (entry *Entry) ReadAttributes(top string) {
+	fullPath := filepath.Join(top, entry.Path)
+	fileInfo, err := os.Lstat(fullPath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	attributes, _ := xattr.LList(fullPath)
+	if len(attributes) > 0 {
+		entry.Attributes = &map[string][]byte{}
+		for _, name := range attributes {
+			attribute, err := xattr.LGet(fullPath, name)
+			if err == nil {
+				(*entry.Attributes)[name] = attribute
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if err := entry.readFileFlags(fileInfo); err != nil {
+		LOG_INFO("ATTR_BACKUP", "Could not backup flags for file %s: %v", fullPath, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func (entry *Entry) SetAttributesToFile(fullPath string) {
+	names, _ := xattr.LList(fullPath)
+	for _, name := range names {
+		newAttribute, found := (*entry.Attributes)[name]
+		if found {
+			oldAttribute, _ := xattr.LGet(fullPath, name)
+			if !bytes.Equal(oldAttribute, newAttribute) {
+				xattr.LSet(fullPath, name, newAttribute)
+			}
+			delete(*entry.Attributes, name)
+		} else {
+			xattr.LRemove(fullPath, name)
+		}
+	}
+
+	for name, attribute := range *entry.Attributes {
+		if len(name) > 0 && name[0] == '\x00' {
+			continue
+		}
+		xattr.LSet(fullPath, name, attribute)
+	}
+	if err := entry.restoreLateFileFlags(fullPath); err != nil {
+		LOG_DEBUG("ATTR_RESTORE", "Could not restore flags for file %s: %v", fullPath, err)
+	}
+}
+
+func (entry *Entry) readFileFlags(fileInfo os.FileInfo) error {
+	stat, ok := fileInfo.Sys().(*syscall.Stat_t)
+	if ok && stat.Flags != 0 {
+		if entry.Attributes == nil {
+			entry.Attributes = &map[string][]byte{}
+		}
+		v := make([]byte, 4)
+		binary.LittleEndian.PutUint32(v, stat.Flags)
+		(*entry.Attributes)[bsdFileFlagsKey] = v
+		LOG_DEBUG("ATTR_READ", "Read flags 0x%x for %s", stat.Flags, entry.Path)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (entry *Entry) RestoreEarlyDirFlags(path string) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (entry *Entry) RestoreEarlyFileFlags(f *os.File) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
diff --git a/src/duplicacy_utils_darwin.go b/src/duplicacy_utils_darwin.go
index 6c69d55..90bdeb1 100644
--- a/src/duplicacy_utils_darwin.go
+++ b/src/duplicacy_utils_darwin.go
@@ -5,10 +5,29 @@
 package duplicacy
 
 import (
+	"os"
+	"syscall"
 	"strings"
+	"encoding/binary"
 )
 
 func excludedByAttribute(attributes map[string][]byte) bool {
 	value, ok := attributes["com.apple.metadata:com_apple_backup_excludeItem"]
 	return ok && strings.Contains(string(value), "com.apple.backupd")
 }
+
+func (entry *Entry) restoreLateFileFlags(path string) error {
+	if entry.Attributes == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if v, have := (*entry.Attributes)[bsdFileFlagsKey]; have {
+		f, err := os.OpenFile(path, os.O_RDONLY|syscall.O_SYMLINK, 0)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		err = syscall.Fchflags(int(f.Fd()), int(binary.LittleEndian.Uint32(v)))
+		f.Close()
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/src/duplicacy_utils_linux.go b/src/duplicacy_utils_linux.go
index ec46fe8..95e44bf 100644
--- a/src/duplicacy_utils_linux.go
+++ b/src/duplicacy_utils_linux.go
@@ -5,10 +5,14 @@
 package duplicacy
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"encoding/binary"
 	"os"
 	"syscall"
 	"unsafe"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/xattr"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -47,7 +51,113 @@ func ioctl(f *os.File, request uintptr, attrp *uint32) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (entry *Entry) ReadFileFlags(f *os.File) error {
+type xattrHandle struct {
+	f *os.File
+	fullPath string
+}
+
+func (x xattrHandle) list() ([]string, error) {
+	if x.f != nil {
+		return xattr.FList(x.f)
+	} else {
+		return xattr.LList(x.fullPath)
+	}
+}
+
+func (x xattrHandle) get(name string) ([]byte, error) {
+	if x.f != nil {
+		return xattr.FGet(x.f, name)
+	} else {
+		return xattr.LGet(x.fullPath, name)
+	}
+}
+
+func (x xattrHandle) set(name string, value []byte) error {
+	if x.f != nil {
+		return xattr.FSet(x.f, name, value)
+	} else {
+		return xattr.LSet(x.fullPath, name, value)
+	}
+}
+
+func (x xattrHandle) remove(name string) error {
+	if x.f != nil {
+		return xattr.FRemove(x.f, name)
+	} else {
+		return xattr.LSet(x.fullPath, name)
+	}
+}
+
+func (entry *Entry) ReadAttributes(top string) {
+	x := xattrHandle{nil, filepath.Join(top, entry.Path)}
+
+	if !entry.IsLink() {
+		x.f, err := os.OpenFile(fullPath, os.O_RDONLY|syscall.O_NOFOLLOW|syscall.O_NONBLOCK, 0)
+		if err != nil {
+			// FIXME: We really should return errors for failure to read
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	attributes, _ := x.list()
+
+	if len(attributes) > 0 {
+		entry.Attributes = &map[string][]byte{}
+	}
+	for _, name := range attributes {
+		attribute, err := x.get(f, name)
+		if err == nil {
+			(*entry.Attributes)[name] = attribute
+		}
+	}
+
+	if entry.IsFile() || entry.IsDir() {
+		if err := entry.readFileFlags(x.f); err != nil {
+			LOG_INFO("ATTR_BACKUP", "Could not backup flags for file %s: %v", fullPath, err)
+		}
+	}
+	f.Close()
+}
+
+func (entry *Entry) SetAttributesToFile(fullPath string) {
+	x := xattrHandle{nil, fullPath}
+	if !entry.IsLink() {
+		x.f, err := os.OpenFile(fullPath, os.O_RDONLY|syscall.O_NOFOLLOW, 0)
+		if err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	names, _ := x.list()
+
+	for _, name := range names {
+		newAttribute, found := (*entry.Attributes)[name]
+		if found {
+			oldAttribute, _ := x.get(name)
+			if !bytes.Equal(oldAttribute, newAttribute) {
+				x.set(name, newAttribute)
+			}
+			delete(*entry.Attributes, name)
+		} else {
+			x.remove(name)
+		}
+	}
+
+	for name, attribute := range *entry.Attributes {
+		if len(name) > 0 && name[0] == '\x00' {
+			continue
+		}
+		x.set(name, attribute)
+	}
+	if entry.IsFile() || entry.IsDir() {
+		if err := entry.restoreLateFileFlags(f); err != nil {
+			LOG_DEBUG("ATTR_RESTORE", "Could not restore flags for file %s: %v", fullPath, err)
+		}
+	}
+	f.Close()
+}
+
+func (entry *Entry) readFileFlags(f *os.File) error {
 	var flags uint32
 	if err := ioctl(f, linux_FS_IOC_GETFLAGS, &flags); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -94,7 +204,7 @@ func (entry *Entry) RestoreEarlyFileFlags(f *os.File) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (entry *Entry) RestoreLateFileFlags(f *os.File) error {
+func (entry *Entry) restoreLateFileFlags(f *os.File) error {
 	if entry.Attributes == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
diff --git a/src/duplicacy_utils_others.go b/src/duplicacy_utils_others.go
index ebb5ff2..d075e8b 100644
--- a/src/duplicacy_utils_others.go
+++ b/src/duplicacy_utils_others.go
@@ -2,18 +2,15 @@
 // Free for personal use and commercial trial
 // Commercial use requires per-user licenses available from https://duplicacy.com
 
+//go:build !windows
 // +build !windows
 
 package duplicacy
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"os"
 	"path"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"syscall"
-
-	"github.com/pkg/xattr"
 )
 
 func Readlink(path string) (isRegular bool, s string, err error) {
@@ -47,60 +44,6 @@ func SetOwner(fullPath string, entry *Entry, fileInfo *os.FileInfo) bool {
 	return true
 }
 
-func (entry *Entry) ReadAttributes(top string) {
-	fullPath := filepath.Join(top, entry.Path)
-	f, err := os.OpenFile(fullPath, os.O_RDONLY|syscall.O_NOFOLLOW, 0)
-	if err != nil {
-		return
-	}
-	attributes, _ := xattr.FList(f)
-	if len(attributes) > 0 {
-		entry.Attributes = &map[string][]byte{}
-		for _, name := range attributes {
-			attribute, err := xattr.Get(fullPath, name)
-			if err == nil {
-				(*entry.Attributes)[name] = attribute
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	if err := entry.ReadFileFlags(f); err != nil {
-		LOG_INFO("ATTR_BACKUP", "Could not backup flags for file %s: %v", fullPath, err)
-	}
-	f.Close()
-}
-
-func (entry *Entry) SetAttributesToFile(fullPath string) {
-	f, err := os.OpenFile(fullPath, os.O_RDONLY|syscall.O_NOFOLLOW, 0)
-	if err != nil {
-		return
-	}
-
-	names, _ := xattr.FList(f)
-	for _, name := range names {
-		newAttribute, found := (*entry.Attributes)[name]
-		if found {
-			oldAttribute, _ := xattr.FGet(f, name)
-			if !bytes.Equal(oldAttribute, newAttribute) {
-				xattr.FSet(f, name, newAttribute)
-			}
-			delete(*entry.Attributes, name)
-		} else {
-			xattr.FRemove(f, name)
-		}
-	}
-
-	for name, attribute := range *entry.Attributes {
-		if len(name) > 0 && name[0] == '\x00' {
-			continue
-		}
-		xattr.FSet(f, name, attribute)
-	}
-	if err := entry.RestoreLateFileFlags(f); err != nil {
-		LOG_DEBUG("ATTR_RESTORE", "Could not restore flags for file %s: %v", fullPath, err)
-	}
-	f.Close()
-}
-
 func joinPath(components ...string) string {
 	return path.Join(components...)
 }
diff --git a/src/duplicacy_utils_xbsd.go b/src/duplicacy_utils_xbsd.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2112d28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/duplicacy_utils_xbsd.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+// Copyright (c) Acrosync LLC. All rights reserved.
+// Free for personal use and commercial trial
+// Commercial use requires per-user licenses available from https://duplicacy.com
+
+//go:build freebsd || netbsd
+// +build freebsd netbsd
+
+package duplicacy
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"syscall"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/xattr"
+)
+
+func (entry *Entry) restoreLateFileFlags(path string) error {
+	if entry.Attributes == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	if v, have := (*entry.Attributes)[bsdFileFlagsKey]; have {
+		if _, _, errno := syscall.Syscall(syscall.SYS_LCHFLAGS, uintptr(unsafe.Pointer(syscall.StringBytePtr(path))), uintptr(v), 0); errno != 0 {
+			return os.NewSyscallError("lchflags", errno)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}