diff --git a/src/fileops.c b/src/fileops.c
index 203cce0a4..da9c55f14 100644
--- a/src/fileops.c
+++ b/src/fileops.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ int git_futils_mv_atomic(const char *from, const char *to)
 
 int git_futils_mkpath2file(const char *file_path)
 {
-	const int mode = 0755; /* or 0777 ? */
+	const mode_t mode = 0755; /* or 0777 ? */
 	int error = GIT_SUCCESS;
 	char target_folder_path[GIT_PATH_MAX];
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ int git_futils_mktmp(char *path_out, const char *filename)
 	return fd;
 }
 
-int git_futils_creat_withpath(const char *path, int mode)
+int git_futils_creat_withpath(const char *path, const mode_t mode)
 {
 	if (git_futils_mkpath2file(path) < GIT_SUCCESS)
 		return git__throw(GIT_EOSERR, "Failed to create file %s", path);
@@ -75,13 +75,13 @@ int git_futils_creat_withpath(const char *path, int mode)
 	return p_creat(path, mode);
 }
 
-int git_futils_creat_locked(const char *path, int mode)
+int git_futils_creat_locked(const char *path, const mode_t mode)
 {
 	int fd = open(path, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC | O_BINARY | O_EXCL, mode);
 	return fd >= 0 ? fd : git__throw(GIT_EOSERR, "Failed to create locked file. Could not open %s", path);
 }
 
-int git_futils_creat_locked_withpath(const char *path, int mode)
+int git_futils_creat_locked_withpath(const char *path, const mode_t mode)
 {
 	if (git_futils_mkpath2file(path) < GIT_SUCCESS)
 		return git__throw(GIT_EOSERR, "Failed to create locked file %s", path);
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ int git_futils_direach(
 	return GIT_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-int git_futils_mkdir_r(const char *path, int mode)
+int git_futils_mkdir_r(const char *path, const mode_t mode)
 {
 	int error, root_path_offset;
 	char *pp, *sp;
diff --git a/src/fileops.h b/src/fileops.h
index 5b69199d2..176888895 100644
--- a/src/fileops.h
+++ b/src/fileops.h
@@ -48,18 +48,18 @@ extern int git_futils_exists(const char *path);
  * Create and open a file, while also
  * creating all the folders in its path
  */
-extern int git_futils_creat_withpath(const char *path, int mode);
+extern int git_futils_creat_withpath(const char *path, const mode_t mode);
 
 /**
  * Create an open a process-locked file
  */
-extern int git_futils_creat_locked(const char *path, int mode);
+extern int git_futils_creat_locked(const char *path, const mode_t mode);
 
 /**
  * Create an open a process-locked file, while
  * also creating all the folders in its path
  */
-extern int git_futils_creat_locked_withpath(const char *path, int mode);
+extern int git_futils_creat_locked_withpath(const char *path, const mode_t mode);
 
 /**
  * Check if the given path points to a directory
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ extern int git_futils_isfile(const char *path);
 /**
  * Create a path recursively
  */
-extern int git_futils_mkdir_r(const char *path, int mode);
+extern int git_futils_mkdir_r(const char *path, const mode_t mode);
 
 /**
  * Create all the folders required to contain
diff --git a/src/posix.c b/src/posix.c
index 1b85b053d..7cd0749b6 100644
--- a/src/posix.c
+++ b/src/posix.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ int p_open(const char *path, int flags)
 	return open(path, flags | O_BINARY);
 }
 
-int p_creat(const char *path, int mode)
+int p_creat(const char *path, mode_t mode)
 {
 	return open(path, O_WRONLY | O_CREAT | O_TRUNC | O_BINARY, mode);
 }
diff --git a/src/posix.h b/src/posix.h
index 59bec2794..389578d5b 100644
--- a/src/posix.h
+++ b/src/posix.h
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ extern int p_write(git_file fd, const void *buf, size_t cnt);
 #define p_close(fd) close(fd)
 
 extern int p_open(const char *path, int flags);
-extern int p_creat(const char *path, int mode);
+extern int p_creat(const char *path, mode_t mode);
 extern int p_getcwd(char *buffer_out, size_t size);
 
 #ifndef GIT_WIN32
diff --git a/src/repository.c b/src/repository.c
index 328bc0d57..36642e5ae 100644
--- a/src/repository.c
+++ b/src/repository.c
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ static int repo_init_createhead(git_repository *repo)
 
 static int repo_init_structure(const char *git_dir, int is_bare)
 {
-	const int mode = 0755; /* or 0777 ? */
+	const mode_t mode = 0755; /* or 0777 ? */
 	int error;
 
 	char temp_path[GIT_PATH_MAX];
diff --git a/src/win32/posix.h b/src/win32/posix.h
index 442717e42..c0af62b1f 100644
--- a/src/win32/posix.h
+++ b/src/win32/posix.h
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ GIT_INLINE(int) p_link(const char *GIT_UNUSED(old), const char *GIT_UNUSED(new))
 	return -1;
 }
 
-GIT_INLINE(int) p_mkdir(const char *path, int GIT_UNUSED(mode))
+GIT_INLINE(int) p_mkdir(const char *path, mode_t GIT_UNUSED(mode))
 {
 	wchar_t* buf = conv_utf8_to_utf16(path);
 	int ret = _wmkdir(buf);
@@ -41,12 +41,12 @@ extern int p_mkstemp(char *tmp_path);
 extern int p_setenv(const char* name, const char* value, int overwrite);
 extern int p_stat(const char* path, struct stat* buf);
 extern int p_chdir(const char* path);
-extern int p_chmod(const char* path, int mode);
+extern int p_chmod(const char* path, mode_t mode);
 extern int p_rmdir(const char* path);
-extern int p_access(const char* path, int mode);
+extern int p_access(const char* path, mode_t mode);
 extern int p_fsync(int fd);
 extern int p_open(const char *path, int flags);
-extern int p_creat(const char *path, int mode);
+extern int p_creat(const char *path, mode_t mode);
 extern int p_getcwd(char *buffer_out, size_t size);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/win32/posix_w32.c b/src/win32/posix_w32.c
index cc17cc71f..bbc496f16 100644
--- a/src/win32/posix_w32.c
+++ b/src/win32/posix_w32.c
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ int p_open(const char *path, int flags)
 	return fd;
 }
 
-int p_creat(const char *path, int mode)
+int p_creat(const char *path, mode_t mode)
 {
 	int fd;
 	wchar_t* buf = conv_utf8_to_utf16(path);
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ int p_chdir(const char* path)
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int p_chmod(const char* path, int mode)
+int p_chmod(const char* path, mode_t mode)
 {
 	wchar_t* buf = conv_utf8_to_utf16(path);
 	int ret = _wchmod(buf, mode);
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ int p_snprintf(char *buffer, size_t count, const char *format, ...)
 	return r;
 }
 
-extern int p_creat(const char *path, int mode);
+extern int p_creat(const char *path, mode_t mode);
 
 int p_mkstemp(char *tmp_path)
 {
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ int p_setenv(const char* name, const char* value, int overwrite)
 	return (SetEnvironmentVariableA(name, value) == 0 ? GIT_EOSERR : GIT_SUCCESS);
 }
 
-int p_access(const char* path, int mode)
+int p_access(const char* path, mode_t mode)
 {
 	wchar_t *buf = conv_utf8_to_utf16(path);
 	int ret;
diff --git a/tests/t10-refs.c b/tests/t10-refs.c
index c7bfe4eea..aa6735a30 100644
--- a/tests/t10-refs.c
+++ b/tests/t10-refs.c
@@ -431,7 +431,7 @@ END_TEST
 BEGIN_TEST(pack0, "create a packfile for an empty folder")
 	git_repository *repo;
 	char temp_path[GIT_PATH_MAX];
-	const int mode = 0755; /* or 0777 ? */
+	const mode_t mode = 0755; /* or 0777 ? */
 
 	must_pass(open_temp_repo(&repo, REPOSITORY_FOLDER));
 
diff --git a/tests/t12-repo.c b/tests/t12-repo.c
index de921f9ca..6884188a3 100644
--- a/tests/t12-repo.c
+++ b/tests/t12-repo.c
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ END_TEST
 BEGIN_TEST(init2, "Initialize and open a bare repo with a relative path escaping out of the current working directory")
 	char path_repository[GIT_PATH_MAX];
 	char current_workdir[GIT_PATH_MAX];
-	const int mode = 0755; /* or 0777 ? */
+	const mode_t mode = 0755; /* or 0777 ? */
 	git_repository* repo;
 
 	must_pass(p_getcwd(current_workdir, sizeof(current_workdir)));
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ BEGIN_TEST(open2, "Open a bare repository with a relative path escaping out of t
 	char current_workdir[GIT_PATH_MAX];
 	char path_repository[GIT_PATH_MAX];
 
-	const int mode = 0755; /* or 0777 ? */
+	const mode_t mode = 0755; /* or 0777 ? */
 	git_repository* repo;
 
 	/* Setup the repository to open */
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ BEGIN_TEST(discover0, "test discover")
 	char repository_path[GIT_PATH_MAX];
 	char sub_repository_path[GIT_PATH_MAX];
 	char found_path[GIT_PATH_MAX];
-	int mode = 0755;
+	mode_t mode = 0755;
 
 	git_futils_mkdir_r(DISCOVER_FOLDER, mode);
 	must_pass(append_ceiling_dir(ceiling_dirs, TEMP_REPO_FOLDER));