diff --git a/gpioioctl/basic_test.go b/gpioioctl/basic_test.go
index afd6704..9e6bf2e 100644
--- a/gpioioctl/basic_test.go
+++ b/gpioioctl/basic_test.go
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 // folder.
 
 //go:build linux
-// +build linux
 
 package gpioioctl
 
diff --git a/gpioioctl/example_test.go b/gpioioctl/example_test.go
index 1406922..a5af380 100644
--- a/gpioioctl/example_test.go
+++ b/gpioioctl/example_test.go
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 //go:build linux
-// +build linux
 
 package gpioioctl_test
 
diff --git a/gpioioctl/gpio.go b/gpioioctl/gpio.go
index f72c82e..2005c3a 100644
--- a/gpioioctl/gpio.go
+++ b/gpioioctl/gpio.go
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 //go:build linux
-// +build linux
 
 package gpioioctl
 
diff --git a/gpioioctl/ioctl.go b/gpioioctl/ioctl.go
index 7621a12..c45cdbb 100644
--- a/gpioioctl/ioctl.go
+++ b/gpioioctl/ioctl.go
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 //go:build linux
-// +build linux
 
 package gpioioctl
 
diff --git a/gpioioctl/lineset.go b/gpioioctl/lineset.go
index f257f74..8eeb361 100644
--- a/gpioioctl/lineset.go
+++ b/gpioioctl/lineset.go
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 //go:build linux
-// +build linux
 
 package gpioioctl
 
diff --git a/netlink/netlink_linux.go b/netlink/netlink_linux.go
index 76774c7..40fee69 100644
--- a/netlink/netlink_linux.go
+++ b/netlink/netlink_linux.go
@@ -11,11 +11,6 @@ import (
 
 const isLinux = true
 
-// connSocket is a simple wrapper around a Linux netlink connector socket.
-type connSocket struct {
-	fd int
-}
-
 // newConnSocket returns a socket instance.
 func newConnSocket() (*connSocket, error) {
 	// Open netlink socket.
diff --git a/netlink/netlink_other.go b/netlink/netlink_other.go
index 66a4812..ed37043 100644
--- a/netlink/netlink_other.go
+++ b/netlink/netlink_other.go
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@ import "errors"
 
 const isLinux = false
 
-type connSocket struct {
-	fd int
-}
-
 func newConnSocket() (*connSocket, error) {
 	return nil, errors.New("netlink sockets are not supported")
 }
diff --git a/netlink/onewire.go b/netlink/onewire.go
index 30cb6b0..9381a76 100644
--- a/netlink/onewire.go
+++ b/netlink/onewire.go
@@ -263,13 +263,6 @@ type socket interface {
 	close() error
 }
 
-// w1Socket is a netlink connector socket for communicating with the w1 Linux
-// kernel module.
-type w1Socket struct {
-	s  socket
-	fd int
-}
-
 // newW1Socket returns a socket instance.
 func newW1Socket() (*w1Socket, error) {
 	// Open netlink socket.
diff --git a/netlink/socket.go b/netlink/socket.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fbd5e6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/netlink/socket.go
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+//go:build !windows
+
+package netlink
+
+// connSocket is a simple wrapper around a Linux netlink connector socket.
+type connSocket struct {
+	fd int
+}
+
+// w1Socket is a netlink connector socket for communicating with the w1 Linux
+// kernel module.
+type w1Socket struct {
+	s  socket
+	fd int
+}
diff --git a/netlink/socket_windows.go b/netlink/socket_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..38c1832
--- /dev/null
+++ b/netlink/socket_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package netlink
+
+// Copyright 2024 The Periph Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+// that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+import (
+	"syscall"
+)
+
+// connSocket is a simple wrapper around a Linux netlink connector socket.
+type connSocket struct {
+	fd syscall.Handle
+}
+
+// w1Socket is a netlink connector socket for communicating with the w1 Linux
+// kernel module.
+type w1Socket struct {
+	s  socket
+	fd syscall.Handle
+}