diff --git a/cmd/fs-v1.go b/cmd/fs-v1.go
index de778b32b..530a81c39 100644
--- a/cmd/fs-v1.go
+++ b/cmd/fs-v1.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import (
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"sort"
-	"strings"
 	"syscall"
 
 	"github.com/minio/minio/pkg/disk"
@@ -367,7 +366,7 @@ func (fs fsObjects) CopyObject(srcBucket, srcObject, dstBucket, dstObject string
 	}
 
 	// Check if this request is only metadata update.
-	cpMetadataOnly := strings.EqualFold(pathJoin(srcBucket, srcObject), pathJoin(dstBucket, dstObject))
+	cpMetadataOnly := isStringEqual(pathJoin(srcBucket, srcObject), pathJoin(dstBucket, dstObject))
 	if cpMetadataOnly {
 		fsMetaPath := pathJoin(fs.fsPath, minioMetaBucket, bucketMetaPrefix, srcBucket, srcObject, fsMetaJSONFile)
 		var wlk *lock.LockedFile
diff --git a/cmd/object-api-utils.go b/cmd/object-api-utils.go
index 4cf72acde..9c1878a23 100644
--- a/cmd/object-api-utils.go
+++ b/cmd/object-api-utils.go
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ func getCompleteMultipartMD5(parts []completePart) (string, error) {
 // For example on windows since its case insensitive we are supposed
 // to do case insensitive checks.
 func hasPrefix(s string, prefix string) bool {
-	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+	if runtime.GOOS == globalWindowsOSName {
 		return strings.HasPrefix(strings.ToLower(s), strings.ToLower(prefix))
 	}
 	return strings.HasPrefix(s, prefix)
@@ -174,12 +174,20 @@ func hasPrefix(s string, prefix string) bool {
 // For example on windows since its case insensitive we are supposed
 // to do case insensitive checks.
 func hasSuffix(s string, suffix string) bool {
-	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+	if runtime.GOOS == globalWindowsOSName {
 		return strings.HasSuffix(strings.ToLower(s), strings.ToLower(suffix))
 	}
 	return strings.HasSuffix(s, suffix)
 }
 
+// Validates if two strings are equal.
+func isStringEqual(s1 string, s2 string) bool {
+	if runtime.GOOS == globalWindowsOSName {
+		return strings.EqualFold(s1, s2)
+	}
+	return s1 == s2
+}
+
 // Ignores all reserved bucket names or invalid bucket names.
 func isReservedOrInvalidBucket(bucketEntry string) bool {
 	bucketEntry = strings.TrimSuffix(bucketEntry, slashSeparator)
diff --git a/cmd/xl-v1-object.go b/cmd/xl-v1-object.go
index 1ac3f23fe..0381f0946 100644
--- a/cmd/xl-v1-object.go
+++ b/cmd/xl-v1-object.go
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ func (xl xlObjects) CopyObject(srcBucket, srcObject, dstBucket, dstObject string
 	length := xlMeta.Stat.Size
 
 	// Check if this request is only metadata update.
-	cpMetadataOnly := strings.EqualFold(pathJoin(srcBucket, srcObject), pathJoin(dstBucket, dstObject))
+	cpMetadataOnly := isStringEqual(pathJoin(srcBucket, srcObject), pathJoin(dstBucket, dstObject))
 	if cpMetadataOnly {
 		xlMeta.Meta = metadata
 		partsMetadata := make([]xlMetaV1, len(xl.storageDisks))