diff --git a/pkg/config/config_test.go b/pkg/config/config_test.go
index 3b83de794..612609283 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config_test.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config_test.go
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@ package config
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"fmt"
 	"io"
 	"os"
+	"runtime"
 	"sort"
 	"strings"
 
@@ -509,6 +511,9 @@ image_copy_tmp_dir="storage"`
 
 		It("Test Capabilities call", func() {
 			// Given
+			if runtime.GOOS != "linux" {
+				Skip(fmt.Sprintf("capabilities not supported on %s", runtime.GOOS))
+			}
 			// When
 			config, err := NewConfig("")
 			// Then
diff --git a/pkg/config/default.go b/pkg/config/default.go
index b7aa5f292..127920997 100644
--- a/pkg/config/default.go
+++ b/pkg/config/default.go
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ const (
 )
 
 var (
-	// DefaultInitPath is the default path to the container-init binary.
-	DefaultInitPath = "/usr/libexec/podman/catatonit"
 	// DefaultInfraImage is the default image to run as infrastructure containers in pods.
 	DefaultInfraImage = ""
 	// DefaultRootlessSHMLockPath is the default path for rootless SHM locks.
diff --git a/pkg/config/default_common.go b/pkg/config/default_common.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f65461043
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/config/default_common.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+//go:build !freebsd
+// +build !freebsd
+
+package config
+
+// DefaultInitPath is the default path to the container-init binary.
+var DefaultInitPath = "/usr/libexec/podman/catatonit"
diff --git a/pkg/config/default_freebsd.go b/pkg/config/default_freebsd.go
index f3c999bed..637abf981 100644
--- a/pkg/config/default_freebsd.go
+++ b/pkg/config/default_freebsd.go
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 package config
 
+// DefaultInitPath is the default path to the container-init binary.
+var DefaultInitPath = "/usr/local/libexec/podman/catatonit"
+
 func getDefaultCgroupsMode() string {
 	return "enabled"
 }