diff --git a/crates/common/tedge_utils/src/file.rs b/crates/common/tedge_utils/src/file.rs
index fbf6b898f69..920fe9bdd0e 100644
--- a/crates/common/tedge_utils/src/file.rs
+++ b/crates/common/tedge_utils/src/file.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use nix::unistd::*;
 use std::fs;
 use std::io;
 use std::io::Write;
-use std::os::linux::fs::MetadataExt;
+use std::os::unix::fs::MetadataExt;
 use std::os::unix::fs::PermissionsExt;
 use std::path::Path;
 use std::path::PathBuf;
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ pub fn change_user_and_group(file: &Path, user: &str, group: &str) -> Result<(),
         .map(|u| u.uid())
         .ok_or_else(|| FileError::UserNotFound { user: user.into() })?;
 
-    let uid = get_metadata(Path::new(file))?.st_uid();
+    let uid = get_metadata(Path::new(file))?.uid();
 
     let gd = get_group_by_name(group)
         .map(|g| g.gid())
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ pub fn change_user_and_group(file: &Path, user: &str, group: &str) -> Result<(),
             group: group.into(),
         })?;
 
-    let gid = get_metadata(Path::new(file))?.st_gid();
+    let gid = get_metadata(Path::new(file))?.gid();
 
     // if user and group are same as existing, then do not change
     if (ud != uid) && (gd != gid) {
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@ fn change_user(file: &Path, user: &str) -> Result<(), FileError> {
         .map(|u| u.uid())
         .ok_or_else(|| FileError::UserNotFound { user: user.into() })?;
 
-    let uid = get_metadata(Path::new(file))?.st_uid();
+    let uid = get_metadata(Path::new(file))?.uid();
 
     // if user is same as existing, then do not change
     if ud != uid {
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ fn change_group(file: &Path, group: &str) -> Result<(), FileError> {
             group: group.into(),
         })?;
 
-    let gid = get_metadata(Path::new(file))?.st_gid();
+    let gid = get_metadata(Path::new(file))?.gid();
 
     // if group is same as existing, then do not change
     if gd != gid {