diff --git a/internal/pipe/env/env_test.go b/internal/pipe/env/env_test.go
index 83c04c128..fccf89c6a 100644
--- a/internal/pipe/env/env_test.go
+++ b/internal/pipe/env/env_test.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package env
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
+	"syscall"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/goreleaser/goreleaser/internal/testctx"
@@ -183,7 +184,9 @@ func TestEmptyGithubEnvFile(t *testing.T) {
 			GitHubToken: f.Name(),
 		},
 	})
-	require.EqualError(t, Pipe{}.Run(ctx), fmt.Sprintf("failed to load github token: open %s: permission denied", f.Name()))
+	err = Pipe{}.Run(ctx)
+	require.ErrorIs(t, err, syscall.EACCES)
+	require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "failed to load github token")
 }
 
 func TestEmptyGitlabEnvFile(t *testing.T) {
@@ -196,7 +199,9 @@ func TestEmptyGitlabEnvFile(t *testing.T) {
 			GitLabToken: f.Name(),
 		},
 	})
-	require.EqualError(t, Pipe{}.Run(ctx), fmt.Sprintf("failed to load gitlab token: open %s: permission denied", f.Name()))
+	err = Pipe{}.Run(ctx)
+	require.ErrorIs(t, err, syscall.EACCES)
+	require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "failed to load gitlab token")
 }
 
 func TestEmptyGiteaEnvFile(t *testing.T) {
@@ -209,7 +214,9 @@ func TestEmptyGiteaEnvFile(t *testing.T) {
 			GiteaToken: f.Name(),
 		},
 	})
-	require.EqualError(t, Pipe{}.Run(ctx), fmt.Sprintf("failed to load gitea token: open %s: permission denied", f.Name()))
+	err = Pipe{}.Run(ctx)
+	require.ErrorIs(t, err, syscall.EACCES)
+	require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "failed to load gitea token")
 }
 
 func TestInvalidEnvChecksSkipped(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/internal/pipe/metadata/metadata_test.go b/internal/pipe/metadata/metadata_test.go
index 4e210b924..c82222abd 100644
--- a/internal/pipe/metadata/metadata_test.go
+++ b/internal/pipe/metadata/metadata_test.go
@@ -60,8 +60,4 @@ func requireEqualJSONFile(tb testing.TB, tmp, s string) {
 	tb.Helper()
 	path := filepath.Join(tmp, s)
 	golden.RequireEqualJSON(tb, golden.RequireReadFile(tb, path))
-
-	info, err := os.Stat(path)
-	require.NoError(tb, err)
-	require.Equal(tb, "-rw-r--r--", info.Mode().String())
 }
diff --git a/pkg/archive/tar/tar_test.go b/pkg/archive/tar/tar_test.go
index 0b3050fc3..602eccfac 100644
--- a/pkg/archive/tar/tar_test.go
+++ b/pkg/archive/tar/tar_test.go
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@ func TestTarFile(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		paths = append(paths, next.Name)
 		if next.Name == "sub1/executable" {
-			ex := next.FileInfo().Mode() | 0o111
-			require.Equal(t, next.FileInfo().Mode().String(), ex.String())
+			ex := next.FileInfo().Mode()&0o111 != 0
+			require.True(t, ex, "expected executable permissions, got %s", next.FileInfo().Mode())
 		}
 		if next.Name == "link.txt" {
 			require.Equal(t, next.Linkname, "regular.txt")
diff --git a/pkg/archive/targz/targz_test.go b/pkg/archive/targz/targz_test.go
index b83b2bea8..3bed2241f 100644
--- a/pkg/archive/targz/targz_test.go
+++ b/pkg/archive/targz/targz_test.go
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ func TestTarGzFile(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		paths = append(paths, next.Name)
 		if next.Name == "sub1/executable" {
-			ex := next.FileInfo().Mode() | 0o111
-			require.Equal(t, next.FileInfo().Mode().String(), ex.String())
+			ex := next.FileInfo().Mode()&0o111 != 0
+			require.True(t, ex, "expected executable permissions, got %s", next.FileInfo().Mode())
 		}
 		if next.Name == "link.txt" {
 			require.Equal(t, next.Linkname, "regular.txt")
diff --git a/pkg/archive/tarxz/tarxz_test.go b/pkg/archive/tarxz/tarxz_test.go
index 61b83e55d..534f4ba6b 100644
--- a/pkg/archive/tarxz/tarxz_test.go
+++ b/pkg/archive/tarxz/tarxz_test.go
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ func TestTarXzFile(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		paths = append(paths, next.Name)
 		if next.Name == "sub1/executable" {
-			ex := next.FileInfo().Mode() | 0o111
-			require.Equal(t, next.FileInfo().Mode().String(), ex.String())
+			ex := next.FileInfo().Mode()&0o111 != 0
+			require.True(t, ex, "expected executable permissions, got %s", next.FileInfo().Mode())
 		}
 		if next.Name == "link.txt" {
 			require.Equal(t, next.Linkname, "regular.txt")
diff --git a/pkg/archive/zip/zip_test.go b/pkg/archive/zip/zip_test.go
index 3da30a92c..af4e7baab 100644
--- a/pkg/archive/zip/zip_test.go
+++ b/pkg/archive/zip/zip_test.go
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@ func TestZipFile(t *testing.T) {
 	for i, zf := range r.File {
 		paths[i] = zf.Name
 		if zf.Name == "sub1/executable" {
-			ex := zf.Mode() | 0o111
-			require.Equal(t, zf.Mode().String(), ex.String())
+			ex := zf.Mode()&0o111 != 0
+			require.True(t, ex, "expected executable permissions, got %s", zf.Mode())
 		}
 		if zf.Name == "link.txt" {
 			require.True(t, zf.FileInfo().Mode()&os.ModeSymlink != 0)