diff --git a/components/lazutils/fileutil.inc b/components/lazutils/fileutil.inc
index 1b46da3936..7318d8929b 100644
--- a/components/lazutils/fileutil.inc
+++ b/components/lazutils/fileutil.inc
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ begin
   Result := LazFileUtils.FileSizeUtf8(FileName);
 end;
 
+function GetFileDescription(const AFilename: string): string;
+begin
+  Result := LazFileUtils.GetFileDescription(AFilename);
+end;
+
 {$IFDEF darwin}
 function GetDarwinSystemFilename(Filename: string): string;
 var
diff --git a/components/lazutils/fileutil.pas b/components/lazutils/fileutil.pas
index ae4b9bc724..b4a4d5d720 100644
--- a/components/lazutils/fileutil.pas
+++ b/components/lazutils/fileutil.pas
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ function FileIsExecutable(const AFilename: string): boolean; inline;
 function FileIsSymlink(const AFilename: string): boolean; inline;
 function FileIsHardLink(const AFilename: string): boolean; inline;
 function FileSize(const Filename: string): int64; overload; inline;
-function GetFileDescription(const AFilename: string): string;
+function GetFileDescription(const AFilename: string): string; inline;
 function ReadAllLinks(const Filename: string;
                       ExceptionOnError: boolean): string; // if a link is broken returns ''
 function TryReadAllLinks(const Filename: string): string; // if a link is broken returns Filename
diff --git a/components/lazutils/lazfileutils.pas b/components/lazutils/lazfileutils.pas
index 92ca882383..0975a8ece6 100644
--- a/components/lazutils/lazfileutils.pas
+++ b/components/lazutils/lazfileutils.pas
@@ -98,6 +98,8 @@ function FileCreateUTF8(Const FileName : string; Rights: Cardinal) : THandle; ov
 Function FileCreateUtf8(Const FileName : String; ShareMode : Integer; Rights : Cardinal) : THandle; overload;
 
 function FileSizeUtf8(const Filename: string): int64;
+function GetFileDescription(const AFilename: string): string;
+
 
 function GetAppConfigDirUTF8(Global: Boolean; Create: boolean = false): string;
 function GetAppConfigFileUTF8(Global: Boolean; SubDir: boolean = false;
diff --git a/components/lazutils/unixfileutil.inc b/components/lazutils/unixfileutil.inc
index 5b3c8c2c66..4740317cd6 100644
--- a/components/lazutils/unixfileutil.inc
+++ b/components/lazutils/unixfileutil.inc
@@ -1,97 +1,6 @@
 {%MainUnit fileutil.pas}
 
 
-{------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  GetFileDescription
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------}
-function GetFileDescription(const AFilename: string): string;
-var
-  info: Stat;
-  // permissions
-  // user
-  // group
-  // size
-  // date
-  // time
-  mode: mode_t;
-begin
-  Result:='';
-  if not (FpStat(AFilename,info{%H-})=0) then exit;
-
-  // permissions
-  // file type
-  mode:= info.st_mode;
-  if STAT_IFLNK and mode=STAT_IFLNK then
-    Result:=Result+'l'
-  else
-  if STAT_IFDIR and mode=STAT_IFDIR then
-    Result:=Result+'d'
-  else
-  if STAT_IFBLK and mode=STAT_IFBLK then
-    Result:=Result+'b'
-  else
-  if STAT_IFCHR and mode=STAT_IFCHR then
-    Result:=Result+'c'
-  else
-    Result:=Result+'-';
-  // user permissions
-  if STAT_IRUSR and mode=STAT_IRUsr then
-    Result:=Result+'r'
-  else
-    Result:=Result+'-';
-  if STAT_IWUsr and mode=STAT_IWUsr then
-    Result:=Result+'w'
-  else
-    Result:=Result+'-';
-  if STAT_IXUsr and mode=STAT_IXUsr then
-    Result:=Result+'x'
-  else
-    Result:=Result+'-';
-  // group permissions
-  if STAT_IRGRP and mode=STAT_IRGRP then
-    Result:=Result+'r'
-  else
-    Result:=Result+'-';
-  if STAT_IWGRP and mode=STAT_IWGRP then
-    Result:=Result+'w'
-  else
-    Result:=Result+'-';
-  if STAT_IXGRP and mode=STAT_IXGRP then
-    Result:=Result+'x'
-  else
-    Result:=Result+'-';
-  // other permissions
-  if STAT_IROTH and mode=STAT_IROTH then
-    Result:=Result+'r'
-  else
-    Result:=Result+'-';
-  if STAT_IWOTH and mode=STAT_IWOTH then
-    Result:=Result+'w'
-  else
-    Result:=Result+'-';
-  if STAT_IXOTH and mode=STAT_IXOTH then
-    Result:=Result+'x'
-  else
-    Result:=Result+'-';
-
-
-  // user name
-  //Result:=Result+' Owner: '+IntToStr(info.uid)+'.'+IntToStr(info.gid);
-
-  // size
-  Result:=Result+lrsSize+IntToStr(info.st_size);
-
-  // date + time
-  Result:=Result+lrsModified;
-  try
-    Result:=Result+FormatDateTime('DD/MM/YYYY hh:mm',
-                           FileDateToDateTime(FileAgeUTF8(AFilename)));
-  except
-    Result:=Result+'?';
-  end;
-end;
-
-
 {------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   function ReadAllLinks(const Filename: string;
     ExceptionOnError: boolean): string;
diff --git a/components/lazutils/unixlazfileutils.inc b/components/lazutils/unixlazfileutils.inc
index 067127c17d..0b13e7d9a4 100644
--- a/components/lazutils/unixlazfileutils.inc
+++ b/components/lazutils/unixlazfileutils.inc
@@ -275,6 +275,92 @@ begin
   Result := '';
 end;
 
+function GetFileDescription(const AFilename: string): string;
+var
+  info: Stat;
+  // permissions
+  // user
+  // group
+  // size
+  // date
+  // time
+  mode: mode_t;
+begin
+  Result:='';
+  if not (FpStat(AFilename,info{%H-})=0) then exit;
+
+  // permissions
+  // file type
+  mode:= info.st_mode;
+  if STAT_IFLNK and mode=STAT_IFLNK then
+    Result:=Result+'l'
+  else
+  if STAT_IFDIR and mode=STAT_IFDIR then
+    Result:=Result+'d'
+  else
+  if STAT_IFBLK and mode=STAT_IFBLK then
+    Result:=Result+'b'
+  else
+  if STAT_IFCHR and mode=STAT_IFCHR then
+    Result:=Result+'c'
+  else
+    Result:=Result+'-';
+  // user permissions
+  if STAT_IRUSR and mode=STAT_IRUsr then
+    Result:=Result+'r'
+  else
+    Result:=Result+'-';
+  if STAT_IWUsr and mode=STAT_IWUsr then
+    Result:=Result+'w'
+  else
+    Result:=Result+'-';
+  if STAT_IXUsr and mode=STAT_IXUsr then
+    Result:=Result+'x'
+  else
+    Result:=Result+'-';
+  // group permissions
+  if STAT_IRGRP and mode=STAT_IRGRP then
+    Result:=Result+'r'
+  else
+    Result:=Result+'-';
+  if STAT_IWGRP and mode=STAT_IWGRP then
+    Result:=Result+'w'
+  else
+    Result:=Result+'-';
+  if STAT_IXGRP and mode=STAT_IXGRP then
+    Result:=Result+'x'
+  else
+    Result:=Result+'-';
+  // other permissions
+  if STAT_IROTH and mode=STAT_IROTH then
+    Result:=Result+'r'
+  else
+    Result:=Result+'-';
+  if STAT_IWOTH and mode=STAT_IWOTH then
+    Result:=Result+'w'
+  else
+    Result:=Result+'-';
+  if STAT_IXOTH and mode=STAT_IXOTH then
+    Result:=Result+'x'
+  else
+    Result:=Result+'-';
+
+
+  // user name
+  //Result:=Result+' Owner: '+IntToStr(info.uid)+'.'+IntToStr(info.gid);
+
+  // size
+  Result:=Result+lrsSize+IntToStr(info.st_size);
+
+  // date + time
+  Result:=Result+lrsModified;
+  try
+    Result:=Result+FormatDateTime('DD/MM/YYYY hh:mm',
+                           FileDateToDateTime(FileAgeUTF8(AFilename)));
+  except
+    Result:=Result+'?';
+  end;
+end;
 
 
 procedure InitLazFileUtils;
diff --git a/components/lazutils/winfileutil.inc b/components/lazutils/winfileutil.inc
index 191dbc7bba..ffc09fddab 100644
--- a/components/lazutils/winfileutil.inc
+++ b/components/lazutils/winfileutil.inc
@@ -1,20 +1,7 @@
 {%MainUnit fileutil.pas}
 
 
-{------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  GetFileDescription
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------}
-function GetFileDescription(const AFilename: string): string;
-begin
-  // date + time
-  Result:=lrsModified;
-  try
-    Result:=Result+FormatDateTime('DD/MM/YYYY hh:mm',
-                           FileDateToDateTime(FileAgeUTF8(AFilename)));
-  except
-    Result:=Result+'?';
-  end;
-end;
+
 
 {------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   function ReadAllLinks(const Filename: string;
diff --git a/components/lazutils/winlazfileutils.inc b/components/lazutils/winlazfileutils.inc
index 82c4a0d4d9..d4b87310e6 100644
--- a/components/lazutils/winlazfileutils.inc
+++ b/components/lazutils/winlazfileutils.inc
@@ -844,6 +844,18 @@ begin
   Result := Copy(Path, 1, I);
 end;
 
+function GetFileDescription(const AFilename: string): string;
+begin
+  // date + time
+  Result:=lrsModified;
+  try
+    Result:=Result+FormatDateTime('DD/MM/YYYY hh:mm',
+                           FileDateToDateTime(FileAgeUTF8(AFilename)));
+  except
+    Result:=Result+'?';
+  end;
+end;
+