diff --git a/libpod/runtime_pod_common.go b/libpod/runtime_pod_common.go
index b108d00906..9ca85d9a74 100644
--- a/libpod/runtime_pod_common.go
+++ b/libpod/runtime_pod_common.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-//go:build linux
-// +build linux
+//go:build linux || freebsd
+// +build linux freebsd
 
 package libpod
 
diff --git a/libpod/runtime_pod_freebsd.go b/libpod/runtime_pod_freebsd.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..eb5315fc1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libpod/runtime_pod_freebsd.go
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+package libpod
+
+import (
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/pkg/specgen"
+)
+
+func (r *Runtime) platformMakePod(pod *Pod, p specgen.PodSpecGenerator) error {
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/libpod/runtime_pod_unsupported.go b/libpod/runtime_pod_unsupported.go
index 0c7ff8655a..1e32d3d513 100644
--- a/libpod/runtime_pod_unsupported.go
+++ b/libpod/runtime_pod_unsupported.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-//go:build !linux
-// +build !linux
+//go:build !linux && !freebsd
+// +build !linux,!freebsd
 
 package libpod
 
diff --git a/libpod/util_freebsd.go b/libpod/util_freebsd.go
index 72019743c0..894fa502b4 100644
--- a/libpod/util_freebsd.go
+++ b/libpod/util_freebsd.go
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@ func systemdSliceFromPath(parent, name string, resources *spec.LinuxResources) (
 	return "", errors.New("not implemented systemdSliceFromPath")
 }
 
+// deleteSystemdCgroup deletes the systemd cgroup at the given location
+func deleteSystemdCgroup(path string, resources *spec.LinuxResources) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
 // No equivalent on FreeBSD?
 func LabelVolumePath(path string) error {
 	return nil