diff --git a/abstractions.h b/abstractions.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb5ea63
--- /dev/null
+++ b/abstractions.h
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+#ifdef __APPLE__
+
+// OS X
+#include <semaphore.h>
+
+typedef dispatch_semaphore_t bindings_sem_t;
+
+NAN_INLINE static int semaphore_init (dispatch_semaphore_t *sem) {
+  *sem = dispatch_semaphore_create(0);
+  return *sem == NULL ? -1 : 0;
+}
+
+NAN_INLINE static void semaphore_wait (dispatch_semaphore_t *sem) {
+  dispatch_semaphore_wait(*sem, DISPATCH_TIME_FOREVER);
+}
+
+NAN_INLINE static void semaphore_signal (dispatch_semaphore_t *sem) {
+  dispatch_semaphore_signal(*sem);
+}
+
+#else
+
+// Linux and whatnot
+#include <semaphore.h>
+
+typedef sem_t bindings_sem_t;
+
+NAN_INLINE static int semaphore_init (sem_t *sem) {
+  return sem_init(sem, 0, 0);
+}
+
+NAN_INLINE static void semaphore_wait (sem_t *sem) {
+  sem_wait(sem);
+}
+
+NAN_INLINE static void semaphore_signal (sem_t *sem) {
+  sem_post(sem);
+}
+
+#endif
diff --git a/fuse-bindings.cc b/fuse-bindings.cc
index b56b978..0afa0ad 100644
--- a/fuse-bindings.cc
+++ b/fuse-bindings.cc
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 #include <fuse.h>
 #include <fuse_opt.h>
 #include <fuse_lowlevel.h>
-#include <semaphore.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <errno.h>
@@ -18,6 +17,8 @@
 #include <dispatch/dispatch.h>
 #endif
 
+#include "abstractions.h"
+
 using namespace v8;
 
 enum bindings_ops_t {
@@ -74,11 +75,7 @@ struct bindings_t {
   char mnt[1024];
   char mntopts[1024];
   pthread_t thread;
-#ifdef __APPLE__
-  dispatch_semaphore_t semaphore;
-#else
-  sem_t semaphore;
-#endif
+  bindings_sem_t semaphore;
   uv_async_t async;
 
   // methods
@@ -138,33 +135,6 @@ static bindings_t *bindings_mounted[1024];
 static int bindings_mounted_count = 0;
 static bindings_t *bindings_current = NULL;
 
-#ifdef __APPLE__
-NAN_INLINE static int semaphore_init (dispatch_semaphore_t *sem) {
-  *sem = dispatch_semaphore_create(0);
-  return *sem == NULL ? -1 : 0;
-}
-
-NAN_INLINE static void semaphore_wait (dispatch_semaphore_t *sem) {
-  dispatch_semaphore_wait(*sem, DISPATCH_TIME_FOREVER);
-}
-
-NAN_INLINE static void semaphore_signal (dispatch_semaphore_t *sem) {
-  dispatch_semaphore_signal(*sem);
-}
-#else
-NAN_INLINE static int semaphore_init (sem_t *sem) {
-  return sem_init(sem, 0, 0);
-}
-
-NAN_INLINE static void semaphore_wait (sem_t *sem) {
-  sem_wait(sem);
-}
-
-NAN_INLINE static void semaphore_signal (sem_t *sem) {
-  sem_post(sem);
-}
-#endif
-
 static bindings_t *bindings_find_mounted (char *path) {
   for (int i = 0; i < bindings_mounted_count; i++) {
     bindings_t *b = bindings_mounted[i];
@@ -1261,4 +1231,4 @@ void Init(Handle<Object> exports) {
   exports->Set(NanNew("populateContext"), NanNew<FunctionTemplate>(PopulateContext)->GetFunction());
 }
 
-NODE_MODULE(fuse_bindings, Init)
\ No newline at end of file
+NODE_MODULE(fuse_bindings, Init)