diff --git a/credential/cargo-credential-gnome-secret/build.rs b/credential/cargo-credential-gnome-secret/build.rs
index 9283535af36..8bb86ee434d 100644
--- a/credential/cargo-credential-gnome-secret/build.rs
+++ b/credential/cargo-credential-gnome-secret/build.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 fn main() {
-    pkg_config::probe_library("libsecret-1").unwrap();
+    if cfg!(target_os = "linux") {
+        // TODO: Consider ignoring errors when libsecret is not installed and
+        // switching the impl to UnsupportedCredential (possibly along with a
+        // warning?).
+        pkg_config::probe_library("libsecret-1").unwrap();
+    }
 }
diff --git a/credential/cargo-credential-gnome-secret/src/libsecret.rs b/credential/cargo-credential-gnome-secret/src/libsecret.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c584eeecf68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/credential/cargo-credential-gnome-secret/src/libsecret.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,190 @@
+//! Implementation of the libsecret credential helper.
+
+use cargo_credential::{Credential, Error};
+use std::ffi::{CStr, CString};
+use std::os::raw::{c_char, c_int};
+use std::ptr::{null, null_mut};
+
+#[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
+type gchar = c_char;
+
+#[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
+type gboolean = c_int;
+
+type GQuark = u32;
+
+#[repr(C)]
+struct GError {
+    domain: GQuark,
+    code: c_int,
+    message: *mut gchar,
+}
+
+#[repr(C)]
+struct GCancellable {
+    _private: [u8; 0],
+}
+
+#[repr(C)]
+struct SecretSchema {
+    name: *const gchar,
+    flags: SecretSchemaFlags,
+    attributes: [SecretSchemaAttribute; 32],
+}
+
+#[repr(C)]
+#[derive(Copy, Clone)]
+struct SecretSchemaAttribute {
+    name: *const gchar,
+    attr_type: SecretSchemaAttributeType,
+}
+
+#[repr(C)]
+enum SecretSchemaFlags {
+    None = 0,
+}
+
+#[repr(C)]
+#[derive(Copy, Clone)]
+enum SecretSchemaAttributeType {
+    String = 0,
+}
+
+extern "C" {
+    fn secret_password_store_sync(
+        schema: *const SecretSchema,
+        collection: *const gchar,
+        label: *const gchar,
+        password: *const gchar,
+        cancellable: *mut GCancellable,
+        error: *mut *mut GError,
+        ...
+    ) -> gboolean;
+    fn secret_password_clear_sync(
+        schema: *const SecretSchema,
+        cancellable: *mut GCancellable,
+        error: *mut *mut GError,
+        ...
+    ) -> gboolean;
+    fn secret_password_lookup_sync(
+        schema: *const SecretSchema,
+        cancellable: *mut GCancellable,
+        error: *mut *mut GError,
+        ...
+    ) -> *mut gchar;
+}
+
+pub struct GnomeSecret;
+
+fn label(index_url: &str) -> CString {
+    CString::new(format!("cargo-registry:{}", index_url)).unwrap()
+}
+
+fn schema() -> SecretSchema {
+    let mut attributes = [SecretSchemaAttribute {
+        name: null(),
+        attr_type: SecretSchemaAttributeType::String,
+    }; 32];
+    attributes[0] = SecretSchemaAttribute {
+        name: b"url\0".as_ptr() as *const gchar,
+        attr_type: SecretSchemaAttributeType::String,
+    };
+    SecretSchema {
+        name: b"org.rust-lang.cargo.registry\0".as_ptr() as *const gchar,
+        flags: SecretSchemaFlags::None,
+        attributes,
+    }
+}
+
+impl Credential for GnomeSecret {
+    fn name(&self) -> &'static str {
+        env!("CARGO_PKG_NAME")
+    }
+
+    fn get(&self, index_url: &str) -> Result<String, Error> {
+        let mut error: *mut GError = null_mut();
+        let attr_url = CString::new("url").unwrap();
+        let index_url_c = CString::new(index_url).unwrap();
+        let schema = schema();
+        unsafe {
+            let token_c = secret_password_lookup_sync(
+                &schema,
+                null_mut(),
+                &mut error,
+                attr_url.as_ptr(),
+                index_url_c.as_ptr(),
+                null() as *const gchar,
+            );
+            if !error.is_null() {
+                return Err(format!(
+                    "failed to get token: {}",
+                    CStr::from_ptr((*error).message).to_str()?
+                )
+                .into());
+            }
+            if token_c.is_null() {
+                return Err(format!("cannot find token for {}", index_url).into());
+            }
+            let token = CStr::from_ptr(token_c)
+                .to_str()
+                .map_err(|e| format!("expected utf8 token: {}", e))?
+                .to_string();
+            Ok(token)
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn store(&self, index_url: &str, token: &str, name: Option<&str>) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        let label = label(name.unwrap_or(index_url));
+        let token = CString::new(token).unwrap();
+        let mut error: *mut GError = null_mut();
+        let attr_url = CString::new("url").unwrap();
+        let index_url_c = CString::new(index_url).unwrap();
+        let schema = schema();
+        unsafe {
+            secret_password_store_sync(
+                &schema,
+                b"default\0".as_ptr() as *const gchar,
+                label.as_ptr(),
+                token.as_ptr(),
+                null_mut(),
+                &mut error,
+                attr_url.as_ptr(),
+                index_url_c.as_ptr(),
+                null() as *const gchar,
+            );
+            if !error.is_null() {
+                return Err(format!(
+                    "failed to store token: {}",
+                    CStr::from_ptr((*error).message).to_str()?
+                )
+                .into());
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn erase(&self, index_url: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        let schema = schema();
+        let mut error: *mut GError = null_mut();
+        let attr_url = CString::new("url").unwrap();
+        let index_url_c = CString::new(index_url).unwrap();
+        unsafe {
+            secret_password_clear_sync(
+                &schema,
+                null_mut(),
+                &mut error,
+                attr_url.as_ptr(),
+                index_url_c.as_ptr(),
+                null() as *const gchar,
+            );
+            if !error.is_null() {
+                return Err(format!(
+                    "failed to erase token: {}",
+                    CStr::from_ptr((*error).message).to_str()?
+                )
+                .into());
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
diff --git a/credential/cargo-credential-gnome-secret/src/main.rs b/credential/cargo-credential-gnome-secret/src/main.rs
index 40972b05dcc..1d2ecc61fbc 100644
--- a/credential/cargo-credential-gnome-secret/src/main.rs
+++ b/credential/cargo-credential-gnome-secret/src/main.rs
@@ -1,193 +1,11 @@
 //! Cargo registry gnome libsecret credential process.
 
-use cargo_credential::{Credential, Error};
-use std::ffi::{CStr, CString};
-use std::os::raw::{c_char, c_int};
-use std::ptr::{null, null_mut};
-
-#[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
-type gchar = c_char;
-
-#[allow(non_camel_case_types)]
-type gboolean = c_int;
-
-type GQuark = u32;
-
-#[repr(C)]
-struct GError {
-    domain: GQuark,
-    code: c_int,
-    message: *mut gchar,
-}
-
-#[repr(C)]
-struct GCancellable {
-    _private: [u8; 0],
-}
-
-#[repr(C)]
-struct SecretSchema {
-    name: *const gchar,
-    flags: SecretSchemaFlags,
-    attributes: [SecretSchemaAttribute; 32],
-}
-
-#[repr(C)]
-#[derive(Copy, Clone)]
-struct SecretSchemaAttribute {
-    name: *const gchar,
-    attr_type: SecretSchemaAttributeType,
-}
-
-#[repr(C)]
-enum SecretSchemaFlags {
-    None = 0,
-}
-
-#[repr(C)]
-#[derive(Copy, Clone)]
-enum SecretSchemaAttributeType {
-    String = 0,
-}
-
-extern "C" {
-    fn secret_password_store_sync(
-        schema: *const SecretSchema,
-        collection: *const gchar,
-        label: *const gchar,
-        password: *const gchar,
-        cancellable: *mut GCancellable,
-        error: *mut *mut GError,
-        ...
-    ) -> gboolean;
-    fn secret_password_clear_sync(
-        schema: *const SecretSchema,
-        cancellable: *mut GCancellable,
-        error: *mut *mut GError,
-        ...
-    ) -> gboolean;
-    fn secret_password_lookup_sync(
-        schema: *const SecretSchema,
-        cancellable: *mut GCancellable,
-        error: *mut *mut GError,
-        ...
-    ) -> *mut gchar;
-}
-
-struct GnomeSecret;
-
-fn label(index_url: &str) -> CString {
-    CString::new(format!("cargo-registry:{}", index_url)).unwrap()
-}
-
-fn schema() -> SecretSchema {
-    let mut attributes = [SecretSchemaAttribute {
-        name: null(),
-        attr_type: SecretSchemaAttributeType::String,
-    }; 32];
-    attributes[0] = SecretSchemaAttribute {
-        name: b"url\0".as_ptr() as *const gchar,
-        attr_type: SecretSchemaAttributeType::String,
-    };
-    SecretSchema {
-        name: b"org.rust-lang.cargo.registry\0".as_ptr() as *const gchar,
-        flags: SecretSchemaFlags::None,
-        attributes,
-    }
-}
-
-impl Credential for GnomeSecret {
-    fn name(&self) -> &'static str {
-        env!("CARGO_PKG_NAME")
-    }
-
-    fn get(&self, index_url: &str) -> Result<String, Error> {
-        let mut error: *mut GError = null_mut();
-        let attr_url = CString::new("url").unwrap();
-        let index_url_c = CString::new(index_url).unwrap();
-        let schema = schema();
-        unsafe {
-            let token_c = secret_password_lookup_sync(
-                &schema,
-                null_mut(),
-                &mut error,
-                attr_url.as_ptr(),
-                index_url_c.as_ptr(),
-                null() as *const gchar,
-            );
-            if !error.is_null() {
-                return Err(format!(
-                    "failed to get token: {}",
-                    CStr::from_ptr((*error).message).to_str()?
-                )
-                .into());
-            }
-            if token_c.is_null() {
-                return Err(format!("cannot find token for {}", index_url).into());
-            }
-            let token = CStr::from_ptr(token_c)
-                .to_str()
-                .map_err(|e| format!("expected utf8 token: {}", e))?
-                .to_string();
-            Ok(token)
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn store(&self, index_url: &str, token: &str, name: Option<&str>) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        let label = label(name.unwrap_or(index_url));
-        let token = CString::new(token).unwrap();
-        let mut error: *mut GError = null_mut();
-        let attr_url = CString::new("url").unwrap();
-        let index_url_c = CString::new(index_url).unwrap();
-        let schema = schema();
-        unsafe {
-            secret_password_store_sync(
-                &schema,
-                b"default\0".as_ptr() as *const gchar,
-                label.as_ptr(),
-                token.as_ptr(),
-                null_mut(),
-                &mut error,
-                attr_url.as_ptr(),
-                index_url_c.as_ptr(),
-                null() as *const gchar,
-            );
-            if !error.is_null() {
-                return Err(format!(
-                    "failed to store token: {}",
-                    CStr::from_ptr((*error).message).to_str()?
-                )
-                .into());
-            }
-        }
-        Ok(())
-    }
-
-    fn erase(&self, index_url: &str) -> Result<(), Error> {
-        let schema = schema();
-        let mut error: *mut GError = null_mut();
-        let attr_url = CString::new("url").unwrap();
-        let index_url_c = CString::new(index_url).unwrap();
-        unsafe {
-            secret_password_clear_sync(
-                &schema,
-                null_mut(),
-                &mut error,
-                attr_url.as_ptr(),
-                index_url_c.as_ptr(),
-                null() as *const gchar,
-            );
-            if !error.is_null() {
-                return Err(format!(
-                    "failed to erase token: {}",
-                    CStr::from_ptr((*error).message).to_str()?
-                )
-                .into());
-            }
-        }
-        Ok(())
-    }
-}
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+mod libsecret;
+#[cfg(not(target_os = "linux"))]
+use cargo_credential::UnsupportedCredential as GnomeSecret;
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+use libsecret::GnomeSecret;
 
 fn main() {
     cargo_credential::main(GnomeSecret);