diff --git a/add.go b/add.go
index c61de5a49..da18429f6 100644
--- a/add.go
+++ b/add.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/containers/storage/pkg/idtools"
 	"github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror"
 	digest "github.com/opencontainers/go-digest"
-	"github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer/userns"
 	"github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/specs-go"
 	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
@@ -438,7 +437,7 @@ func (b *Builder) Add(destination string, extract bool, options AddAndCopyOption
 						ChmodDirs:     nil,
 						ChownFiles:    nil,
 						ChmodFiles:    nil,
-						IgnoreDevices: userns.RunningInUserNS(),
+						IgnoreDevices: runningInUserNS(),
 					}
 					putErr = copier.Put(extractDirectory, extractDirectory, putOptions, io.TeeReader(pipeReader, hasher))
 				}
@@ -579,7 +578,7 @@ func (b *Builder) Add(destination string, extract bool, options AddAndCopyOption
 						ChmodDirs:       nil,
 						ChownFiles:      nil,
 						ChmodFiles:      nil,
-						IgnoreDevices:   userns.RunningInUserNS(),
+						IgnoreDevices:   runningInUserNS(),
 					}
 					putErr = copier.Put(extractDirectory, extractDirectory, putOptions, io.TeeReader(pipeReader, hasher))
 				}
diff --git a/add_common.go b/add_common.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b1eef2c19
--- /dev/null
+++ b/add_common.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+//go:build !linux
+// +build !linux
+
+package buildah
+
+func runningInUserNS() bool {
+	return false
+}
diff --git a/add_linux.go b/add_linux.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..78b742496
--- /dev/null
+++ b/add_linux.go
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package buildah
+
+import (
+	"github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer/userns"
+)
+
+func runningInUserNS() bool {
+	return userns.RunningInUserNS()
+}