diff --git a/pkg/archive/archive.go b/pkg/archive/archive.go
index e6bcb3560..400a012ea 100644
--- a/pkg/archive/archive.go
+++ b/pkg/archive/archive.go
@@ -969,7 +969,7 @@ func Unpack(decompressedArchive io.Reader, dest string, options *TarOptions) err
 	buffer := make([]byte, 1<<20)
 
 	if options.ForceMask != nil {
-		uid, gid, mode, err := getFileOwner(dest)
+		uid, gid, mode, err := GetFileOwner(dest)
 		if err == nil {
 			value := fmt.Sprintf("%d:%d:0%o", uid, gid, mode)
 			if err := system.Lsetxattr(dest, containersOverrideXattr, []byte(value), 0); err != nil {
diff --git a/pkg/archive/archive_linux.go b/pkg/archive/archive_linux.go
index 3a9c60a05..4efd5d3d9 100644
--- a/pkg/archive/archive_linux.go
+++ b/pkg/archive/archive_linux.go
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ func isWhiteOut(stat os.FileInfo) bool {
 	return major(uint64(s.Rdev)) == 0 && minor(uint64(s.Rdev)) == 0
 }
 
-func getFileOwner(path string) (uint32, uint32, uint32, error) {
+func GetFileOwner(path string) (uint32, uint32, uint32, error) {
 	f, err := os.Stat(path)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, 0, 0, err
diff --git a/pkg/archive/archive_other.go b/pkg/archive/archive_other.go
index 62f42fac9..4b8834444 100644
--- a/pkg/archive/archive_other.go
+++ b/pkg/archive/archive_other.go
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@ func GetWhiteoutConverter(format WhiteoutFormat, data interface{}) TarWhiteoutCo
 	return nil
 }
 
-func getFileOwner(path string) (uint32, uint32, uint32, error) {
+func GetFileOwner(path string) (uint32, uint32, uint32, error) {
 	return 0, 0, 0, nil
 }