diff --git a/compat/disk.h b/compat/disk.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..50a32e3d8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/compat/disk.h
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+#ifndef COMPAT_DISK_H
+#define COMPAT_DISK_H
+
+#include "git-compat-util.h"
+
+static int get_disk_info(struct strbuf *out)
+{
+	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
+	int res = 0;
+
+#ifdef GIT_WINDOWS_NATIVE
+	char volume_name[MAX_PATH], fs_name[MAX_PATH];
+	DWORD serial_number, component_length, flags;
+	ULARGE_INTEGER avail2caller, total, avail;
+
+	strbuf_realpath(&buf, ".", 1);
+	if (!GetDiskFreeSpaceExA(buf.buf, &avail2caller, &total, &avail)) {
+		error(_("could not determine free disk size for '%s'"),
+		      buf.buf);
+		res = -1;
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+
+	strbuf_setlen(&buf, offset_1st_component(buf.buf));
+	if (!GetVolumeInformationA(buf.buf, volume_name, sizeof(volume_name),
+				   &serial_number, &component_length, &flags,
+				   fs_name, sizeof(fs_name))) {
+		error(_("could not get info for '%s'"), buf.buf);
+		res = -1;
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+	strbuf_addf(out, "Available space on '%s': ", buf.buf);
+	strbuf_humanise_bytes(out, avail2caller.QuadPart);
+	strbuf_addch(out, '\n');
+#else
+	struct statvfs stat;
+
+	strbuf_realpath(&buf, ".", 1);
+	if (statvfs(buf.buf, &stat) < 0) {
+		error_errno(_("could not determine free disk size for '%s'"),
+			    buf.buf);
+		res = -1;
+		goto cleanup;
+	}
+
+	strbuf_addf(out, "Available space on '%s': ", buf.buf);
+	strbuf_humanise_bytes(out, (off_t)stat.f_bsize * (off_t)stat.f_bavail);
+	strbuf_addf(out, " (mount flags 0x%lx)\n", stat.f_flag);
+#endif
+
+cleanup:
+	strbuf_release(&buf);
+	return res;
+}
+
+#endif /* COMPAT_DISK_H */
diff --git a/contrib/scalar/scalar.c b/contrib/scalar/scalar.c
index b9092f0b61..607fedefd8 100644
--- a/contrib/scalar/scalar.c
+++ b/contrib/scalar/scalar.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "help.h"
 #include "archive.h"
 #include "object-store.h"
+#include "compat/disk.h"
 
 /*
  * Remove the deepest subdirectory in the provided path string. Path must not
@@ -309,58 +310,6 @@ static int add_directory_to_archiver(struct strvec *archiver_args,
 	return res;
 }
 
-#ifndef WIN32
-#include <sys/statvfs.h>
-#endif
-
-static int get_disk_info(struct strbuf *out)
-{
-#ifdef WIN32
-	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
-	char volume_name[MAX_PATH], fs_name[MAX_PATH];
-	DWORD serial_number, component_length, flags;
-	ULARGE_INTEGER avail2caller, total, avail;
-
-	strbuf_realpath(&buf, ".", 1);
-	if (!GetDiskFreeSpaceExA(buf.buf, &avail2caller, &total, &avail)) {
-		error(_("could not determine free disk size for '%s'"),
-		      buf.buf);
-		strbuf_release(&buf);
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	strbuf_setlen(&buf, offset_1st_component(buf.buf));
-	if (!GetVolumeInformationA(buf.buf, volume_name, sizeof(volume_name),
-				   &serial_number, &component_length, &flags,
-				   fs_name, sizeof(fs_name))) {
-		error(_("could not get info for '%s'"), buf.buf);
-		strbuf_release(&buf);
-		return -1;
-	}
-	strbuf_addf(out, "Available space on '%s': ", buf.buf);
-	strbuf_humanise_bytes(out, avail2caller.QuadPart);
-	strbuf_addch(out, '\n');
-	strbuf_release(&buf);
-#else
-	struct strbuf buf = STRBUF_INIT;
-	struct statvfs stat;
-
-	strbuf_realpath(&buf, ".", 1);
-	if (statvfs(buf.buf, &stat) < 0) {
-		error_errno(_("could not determine free disk size for '%s'"),
-			    buf.buf);
-		strbuf_release(&buf);
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	strbuf_addf(out, "Available space on '%s': ", buf.buf);
-	strbuf_humanise_bytes(out, (off_t)stat.f_bsize * (off_t)stat.f_bavail);
-	strbuf_addf(out, " (mount flags 0x%lx)\n", stat.f_flag);
-	strbuf_release(&buf);
-#endif
-	return 0;
-}
-
 /* printf-style interface, expects `<key>=<value>` argument */
 static int set_config(const char *fmt, ...)
 {
diff --git a/git-compat-util.h b/git-compat-util.h
index 58d7708296..9a62e3a0d2 100644
--- a/git-compat-util.h
+++ b/git-compat-util.h
@@ -258,6 +258,7 @@ static inline int is_xplatform_dir_sep(int c)
 #include <sys/resource.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
+#include <sys/statvfs.h>
 #include <termios.h>
 #ifndef NO_SYS_SELECT_H
 #include <sys/select.h>