diff --git a/terminal_bsd.go b/terminal_bsd.go
index 3b20604..c498bcd 100644
--- a/terminal_bsd.go
+++ b/terminal_bsd.go
@@ -3,11 +3,15 @@
 
 package logrus
 
-import "golang.org/x/sys/unix"
+import (
+	"io"
+
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
+)
 
 const ioctlReadTermios = unix.TIOCGETA
 
 type Termios unix.Termios
 
-func (f *TextFormatter) initTerminal(entry *Entry) {
+func initTerminal(w io.Writer) {
 }
diff --git a/terminal_linux.go b/terminal_linux.go
index 78c4298..6eb013e 100644
--- a/terminal_linux.go
+++ b/terminal_linux.go
@@ -7,11 +7,15 @@
 
 package logrus
 
-import "golang.org/x/sys/unix"
+import (
+	"io"
+
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
+)
 
 const ioctlReadTermios = unix.TCGETS
 
 type Termios unix.Termios
 
-func (f *TextFormatter) initTerminal(entry *Entry) {
+func initTerminal(w io.Writer) {
 }
diff --git a/terminal_windows.go b/terminal_windows.go
index c9045a0..2494950 100644
--- a/terminal_windows.go
+++ b/terminal_windows.go
@@ -3,17 +3,16 @@
 package logrus
 
 import (
+	"io"
 	"os"
 	"syscall"
 
 	sequences "github.com/konsorten/go-windows-terminal-sequences"
 )
 
-func (f *TextFormatter) initTerminal(entry *Entry) {
-	switch v := entry.Logger.Out.(type) {
+func initTerminal(w io.Writer) {
+	switch v := w.(type) {
 	case *os.File:
-		handle := syscall.Handle(v.Fd())
-
-		sequences.EnableVirtualTerminalProcessing(handle, true)
+		sequences.EnableVirtualTerminalProcessing(syscall.Handle(v.Fd()), true)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/text_formatter.go b/text_formatter.go
index c62c412..b4e1f0a 100644
--- a/text_formatter.go
+++ b/text_formatter.go
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func (f *TextFormatter) init(entry *Entry) {
 		f.isTerminal = checkIfTerminal(entry.Logger.Out)
 
 		if f.isTerminal {
-			f.initTerminal(entry)
+			initTerminal(entry.Logger.Out)
 		}
 	}
 }