diff --git a/libpod/oci_conmon_common.go b/libpod/oci_conmon_common.go
index c3e68cf060..00a9a69a92 100644
--- a/libpod/oci_conmon_common.go
+++ b/libpod/oci_conmon_common.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"text/template"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/containers/common/pkg/cgroups"
 	"github.com/containers/common/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/containers/common/pkg/detach"
 	"github.com/containers/common/pkg/resize"
@@ -1100,7 +1099,7 @@ func (r *ConmonOCIRuntime) createOCIContainer(ctr *Container, restoreOptions *Co
 	}
 
 	if ctr.config.CgroupsMode == cgroupSplit {
-		if err := cgroups.MoveUnderCgroupSubtree("runtime"); err != nil {
+		if err := moveToRuntimeCgroup(); err != nil {
 			return 0, err
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/libpod/oci_conmon_freebsd.go b/libpod/oci_conmon_freebsd.go
index e8cf6085a0..344091e74e 100644
--- a/libpod/oci_conmon_freebsd.go
+++ b/libpod/oci_conmon_freebsd.go
@@ -28,3 +28,7 @@ func (r *ConmonOCIRuntime) moveConmonToCgroupAndSignal(ctr *Container, cmd *exec
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+func moveToRuntimeCgroup() error {
+	return errors.New("moveToRuntimeCgroup not supported on freebsd")
+}
diff --git a/libpod/oci_conmon_linux.go b/libpod/oci_conmon_linux.go
index b029b16a56..bc3a67ae55 100644
--- a/libpod/oci_conmon_linux.go
+++ b/libpod/oci_conmon_linux.go
@@ -326,3 +326,7 @@ func GetLimits(resource *spec.LinuxResources) (runcconfig.Resources, error) {
 	final.Unified = resource.Unified
 	return *final, nil
 }
+
+func moveToRuntimeCgroup() error {
+	return cgroups.MoveUnderCgroupSubtree("runtime")
+}