diff --git a/src/libstd/sys/unix/fs.rs b/src/libstd/sys/unix/fs.rs
index 889d21cad65aa..9d0d377905720 100644
--- a/src/libstd/sys/unix/fs.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/sys/unix/fs.rs
@@ -807,14 +807,14 @@ pub fn copy(from: &Path, to: &Path) -> io::Result<u64> {
     let perm = reader.metadata()?.permissions();
 
     let ret = io::copy(&mut reader, &mut writer)?;
-    set_permissions(to, perm)?;
+    writer.set_permissions(perm)?;
     Ok(ret)
 }
 
 #[cfg(any(target_os = "linux", target_os = "android"))]
 pub fn copy(from: &Path, to: &Path) -> io::Result<u64> {
     use cmp;
-    use fs::{File, set_permissions};
+    use fs::File;
     use sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
 
     // Kernel prior to 4.5 don't have copy_file_range
@@ -886,7 +886,7 @@ pub fn copy(from: &Path, to: &Path) -> io::Result<u64> {
                         // Try again with fallback method
                         assert_eq!(written, 0);
                         let ret = io::copy(&mut reader, &mut writer)?;
-                        set_permissions(to, perm)?;
+                        writer.set_permissions(perm)?;
                         return Ok(ret)
                     },
                     _ => return Err(err),
@@ -894,6 +894,6 @@ pub fn copy(from: &Path, to: &Path) -> io::Result<u64> {
             }
         }
     }
-    set_permissions(to, perm)?;
+    writer.set_permissions(perm)?;
     Ok(written)
 }