diff --git a/pkg/minikube/command/exec_runner.go b/pkg/minikube/command/exec_runner.go
index 8b94d276e357..18840a8b70a4 100644
--- a/pkg/minikube/command/exec_runner.go
+++ b/pkg/minikube/command/exec_runner.go
@@ -90,8 +90,15 @@ func (e *execRunner) Copy(f assets.CopyableFile) error {
 	dst := path.Join(f.GetTargetDir(), f.GetTargetName())
 	if _, err := os.Stat(dst); err == nil {
 		glog.Infof("found %s, removing ...", dst)
-		if _, err := e.RunCmd(exec.Command("sudo", "rm", "-f", dst)); err != nil {
-			return errors.Wrapf(err, "error removing file %s", dst)
+		switch runtime.goos {
+		case "linux":
+			if _, err := e.RunCmd(exec.Command("sudo", "rm", "-f", dst)); err != nil {
+				return errors.Wrapf(err, "error removing file %s", dst)
+			}
+		default:
+			if err := os.Remove(dst); err != nil {
+				return errors.Wrapf(err, "error removing file %s", dst)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -106,27 +113,38 @@ func (e *execRunner) Copy(f assets.CopyableFile) error {
 		return errors.Wrapf(err, "error converting permissions %s to integer", f.GetPermissions())
 	}
 
-	// write to TMP location ...
-	tmpfile, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "minikube")
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrapf(err, "error creating tempfile")
-	}
-	defer os.Remove(tmpfile.Name())
-	err = writeFile(tmpfile.Name(), f, os.FileMode(perms))
-	if err != nil {
-		return errors.Wrapf(err, "error writing to tempfile %s", tmpfile.Name())
+	switch runtime.goos {
+	case "linux":
+		// write to TMP location ...
+		tmpfile, err := ioutil.TempFile("", "minikube")
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrapf(err, "error creating tempfile")
+		}
+		defer os.Remove(tmpfile.Name())
+		err = writeFile(tmpfile.Name(), f, os.FileMode(perms))
+		if err != nil {
+			return errors.Wrapf(err, "error writing to tempfile %s", tmpfile.Name())
+		}
+		// ... then use SUDO to move to target
+		// then sudo cp -a src dst
+		_, err = e.RunCmd(exec.Command("sudo", "cp", "-a", tmpfile.Name(), dst))
+		return err
+
+	default:
+		return writeFile(dst, f, os.FileMode(perms))
 	}
-	// ... then use SUDO to move to target
-	// then sudo cp -a src dst
-	_, err = e.RunCmd(exec.Command("sudo", "cp", "-a", tmpfile.Name(), dst))
 
-	return err
 }
 
 // Remove removes a file
 func (e *execRunner) Remove(f assets.CopyableFile) error {
 	dst := filepath.Join(f.GetTargetDir(), f.GetTargetName())
 	glog.Infof("rm: %s", dst)
-	_, err := e.RunCmd(exec.Command("sudo", "rm", "-f", dst))
-	return err
+	switch runtime.goos {
+	case "linux":
+		_, err := e.RunCmd(exec.Command("sudo", "rm", "-f", dst))
+		return err
+	default:
+		return os.Remove(dst)
+	}
 }