diff --git a/pkg/config/config.go b/pkg/config/config.go
index f45f0c0cdf..0be1f3ec33 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"runtime"
 )
 
 // Config is a Scaleway CLI configuration file
@@ -55,12 +56,16 @@ func GetConfig() (*Config, error) {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	stat, err := os.Stat(scwrcPath)
-	// we don't care if it fails, the user just won't see the warning
-	if err == nil {
-		mode := stat.Mode()
-		if mode&0066 != 0 {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("permissions %#o for .scwrc are too open", mode)
+	// Don't check permissions on Windows, Go knows nothing about them on this platform
+	// User profile is to be assumed safe anyway
+	if runtime.GOOS != "windows" {
+		stat, err := os.Stat(scwrcPath)
+		// we don't care if it fails, the user just won't see the warning
+		if err == nil {
+			perm := stat.Mode().Perm()
+			if perm&0066 != 0 {
+				return nil, fmt.Errorf("permissions %#o for .scwrc are too open", perm)
+			}
 		}
 	}