diff --git a/validate/validate.go b/validate/validate.go
index 1030099df..35ddd281d 100644
--- a/validate/validate.go
+++ b/validate/validate.go
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"regexp"
 	"runtime"
 	"strings"
-	"syscall"
 	"unicode"
 	"unicode/utf8"
 
@@ -641,6 +640,38 @@ func (v *Validator) CheckLinux() (errs error) {
 		errs = multierror.Append(errs, fmt.Errorf("on Linux, hostname requires a new UTS namespace to be specified as well"))
 	}
 
+	errs = multierror.Append(errs, v.CheckLinuxDevices())
+
+	if v.spec.Linux.Resources != nil {
+		errs = multierror.Append(errs, v.CheckLinuxResources())
+	}
+
+	for _, maskedPath := range v.spec.Linux.MaskedPaths {
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(maskedPath, "/") {
+			errs = multierror.Append(errs,
+				specerror.NewError(
+					specerror.MaskedPathsAbs,
+					fmt.Errorf("maskedPath %v is not an absolute path", maskedPath),
+					rspec.Version))
+		}
+	}
+
+	for _, readonlyPath := range v.spec.Linux.ReadonlyPaths {
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(readonlyPath, "/") {
+			errs = multierror.Append(errs,
+				specerror.NewError(
+					specerror.ReadonlyPathsAbs,
+					fmt.Errorf("readonlyPath %v is not an absolute path", readonlyPath),
+					rspec.Version))
+		}
+	}
+
+	return
+}
+
+// CheckLinuxDevices checks v.spec.LinuxDevices.
+func (v *Validator) CheckLinuxDevices() (errs error) {
+	logrus.Debugf("check linux.devices")
 	// Linux devices validation
 	devList := make(map[string]bool)
 	devTypeList := make(map[string]bool)
@@ -654,6 +685,7 @@ func (v *Validator) CheckLinux() (errs error) {
 			errs = multierror.Append(errs, fmt.Errorf("device %s is duplicated", device.Path))
 		} else {
 			var rootfsPath string
+			// FIXME: use osFilepath for this
 			if filepath.IsAbs(v.spec.Root.Path) {
 				rootfsPath = v.spec.Root.Path
 			} else {
@@ -666,61 +698,7 @@ func (v *Validator) CheckLinux() (errs error) {
 			} else if err != nil {
 				errs = multierror.Append(errs, err)
 			} else {
-				fStat, ok := fi.Sys().(*syscall.Stat_t)
-				if !ok {
-					errs = multierror.Append(errs, specerror.NewError(specerror.DevicesAvailable,
-						fmt.Errorf("cannot determine state for device %s", device.Path), rspec.Version))
-					continue
-				}
-				var devType string
-				switch fStat.Mode & syscall.S_IFMT {
-				case syscall.S_IFCHR:
-					devType = "c"
-				case syscall.S_IFBLK:
-					devType = "b"
-				case syscall.S_IFIFO:
-					devType = "p"
-				default:
-					devType = "unmatched"
-				}
-				if devType != device.Type || (devType == "c" && device.Type == "u") {
-					errs = multierror.Append(errs, specerror.NewError(specerror.DevicesFileNotMatch,
-						fmt.Errorf("unmatched %s already exists in filesystem", device.Path), rspec.Version))
-					continue
-				}
-				if devType != "p" {
-					dev := fStat.Rdev
-					major := (dev >> 8) & 0xfff
-					minor := (dev & 0xff) | ((dev >> 12) & 0xfff00)
-					if int64(major) != device.Major || int64(minor) != device.Minor {
-						errs = multierror.Append(errs, specerror.NewError(specerror.DevicesFileNotMatch,
-							fmt.Errorf("unmatched %s already exists in filesystem", device.Path), rspec.Version))
-						continue
-					}
-				}
-				if device.FileMode != nil {
-					expectedPerm := *device.FileMode & os.ModePerm
-					actualPerm := fi.Mode() & os.ModePerm
-					if expectedPerm != actualPerm {
-						errs = multierror.Append(errs, specerror.NewError(specerror.DevicesFileNotMatch,
-							fmt.Errorf("unmatched %s already exists in filesystem", device.Path), rspec.Version))
-						continue
-					}
-				}
-				if device.UID != nil {
-					if *device.UID != fStat.Uid {
-						errs = multierror.Append(errs, specerror.NewError(specerror.DevicesFileNotMatch,
-							fmt.Errorf("unmatched %s already exists in filesystem", device.Path), rspec.Version))
-						continue
-					}
-				}
-				if device.GID != nil {
-					if *device.GID != fStat.Gid {
-						errs = multierror.Append(errs, specerror.NewError(specerror.DevicesFileNotMatch,
-							fmt.Errorf("unmatched %s already exists in filesystem", device.Path), rspec.Version))
-						continue
-					}
-				}
+				errs = multierror.Append(errs, v.checkPosixFilesystemDevice(&device, fi))
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -739,31 +717,7 @@ func (v *Validator) CheckLinux() (errs error) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if v.spec.Linux.Resources != nil {
-		errs = multierror.Append(errs, v.CheckLinuxResources())
-	}
-
-	for _, maskedPath := range v.spec.Linux.MaskedPaths {
-		if !strings.HasPrefix(maskedPath, "/") {
-			errs = multierror.Append(errs,
-				specerror.NewError(
-					specerror.MaskedPathsAbs,
-					fmt.Errorf("maskedPath %v is not an absolute path", maskedPath),
-					rspec.Version))
-		}
-	}
-
-	for _, readonlyPath := range v.spec.Linux.ReadonlyPaths {
-		if !strings.HasPrefix(readonlyPath, "/") {
-			errs = multierror.Append(errs,
-				specerror.NewError(
-					specerror.ReadonlyPathsAbs,
-					fmt.Errorf("readonlyPath %v is not an absolute path", readonlyPath),
-					rspec.Version))
-		}
-	}
-
-	return
+	return errs
 }
 
 // CheckLinuxResources checks v.spec.Linux.Resources
diff --git a/validate/validate_posix.go b/validate/validate_posix.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d2c264f9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/validate/validate_posix.go
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+// +build linux solaris
+
+package validate
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"syscall"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror"
+	rspec "github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/specs-go"
+	"github.com/opencontainers/runtime-tools/specerror"
+)
+
+func (v *Validator) checkPosixFilesystemDevice(device *rspec.LinuxDevice, info os.FileInfo) (err error) {
+	fStat, ok := info.Sys().(*syscall.Stat_t)
+	if !ok {
+		return multierror.Append(err, specerror.NewError(specerror.DevicesAvailable,
+			fmt.Errorf("cannot determine state for device %s", device.Path), rspec.Version))
+	}
+	var devType string
+	switch fStat.Mode & syscall.S_IFMT {
+	case syscall.S_IFCHR:
+		devType = "c"
+	case syscall.S_IFBLK:
+		devType = "b"
+	case syscall.S_IFIFO:
+		devType = "p"
+	default:
+		devType = "unmatched"
+	}
+	if devType != device.Type || (devType == "c" && device.Type == "u") {
+		err = multierror.Append(err, specerror.NewError(specerror.DevicesFileNotMatch,
+			fmt.Errorf("unmatched %s already exists in filesystem", device.Path), rspec.Version))
+	}
+	if devType != "p" {
+		dev := fStat.Rdev
+		major := (dev >> 8) & 0xfff
+		minor := (dev & 0xff) | ((dev >> 12) & 0xfff00)
+		if int64(major) != device.Major || int64(minor) != device.Minor {
+			err = multierror.Append(err, specerror.NewError(specerror.DevicesFileNotMatch,
+				fmt.Errorf("unmatched %s already exists in filesystem", device.Path), rspec.Version))
+		}
+	}
+	if device.FileMode != nil {
+		expectedPerm := *device.FileMode & os.ModePerm
+		actualPerm := info.Mode() & os.ModePerm
+		if expectedPerm != actualPerm {
+			err = multierror.Append(err, specerror.NewError(specerror.DevicesFileNotMatch,
+				fmt.Errorf("unmatched %s already exists in filesystem", device.Path), rspec.Version))
+		}
+	}
+	if device.UID != nil {
+		if *device.UID != fStat.Uid {
+			err = multierror.Append(err, specerror.NewError(specerror.DevicesFileNotMatch,
+				fmt.Errorf("unmatched %s already exists in filesystem", device.Path), rspec.Version))
+		}
+	}
+	if device.GID != nil {
+		if *device.GID != fStat.Gid {
+			err = multierror.Append(err, specerror.NewError(specerror.DevicesFileNotMatch,
+				fmt.Errorf("unmatched %s already exists in filesystem", device.Path), rspec.Version))
+		}
+	}
+
+	return err
+}
diff --git a/validate/validate_windows.go b/validate/validate_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f87479c7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/validate/validate_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package validate
+
+import (
+	"runtime"
+
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+func (v *Validator) checkPosixFilesystemDevice(device *rspec.LinuxDevice, info os.FileInfo) (err error) {
+	logrus.Warnf("checking POSIX devices is not supported on %s", runtime.GOOS)
+	return nil
+}