diff --git a/libpod/runtime_migrate.go b/libpod/runtime_migrate.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b2f921898
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libpod/runtime_migrate.go
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+//go:build !remote
+
+package libpod
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v5/libpod/define"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+// Migrate stops the rootless pause process and performs any necessary database
+// migrations that are required. It can also migrate all containers to a new OCI
+// runtime, if requested.
+func (r *Runtime) Migrate(newRuntime string) error {
+	// Acquire the alive lock and hold it.
+	// Ensures that we don't let other Podman commands run while we are
+	// rewriting things in the DB.
+	aliveLock, err := r.getRuntimeAliveLock()
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("retrieving alive lock: %w", err)
+	}
+	aliveLock.Lock()
+	defer aliveLock.Unlock()
+
+	if !r.valid {
+		return define.ErrRuntimeStopped
+	}
+
+	runningContainers, err := r.GetRunningContainers()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	allCtrs, err := r.state.AllContainers(false)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	logrus.Infof("Stopping all containers")
+	for _, ctr := range runningContainers {
+		fmt.Printf("stopped %s\n", ctr.ID())
+		if err := ctr.Stop(); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("cannot stop container %s: %w", ctr.ID(), err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Did the user request a new runtime?
+	runtimeChangeRequested := newRuntime != ""
+	var requestedRuntime OCIRuntime
+	if runtimeChangeRequested {
+		runtime, exists := r.ociRuntimes[newRuntime]
+		if !exists {
+			return fmt.Errorf("change to runtime %q requested but no such runtime is defined: %w", newRuntime, define.ErrInvalidArg)
+		}
+		requestedRuntime = runtime
+	}
+
+	for _, ctr := range allCtrs {
+		needsWrite := false
+
+		// Reset pause process location
+		oldLocation := filepath.Join(ctr.state.RunDir, "conmon.pid")
+		if ctr.config.ConmonPidFile == oldLocation {
+			logrus.Infof("Changing conmon PID file for %s", ctr.ID())
+			ctr.config.ConmonPidFile = filepath.Join(ctr.config.StaticDir, "conmon.pid")
+			needsWrite = true
+		}
+
+		// Reset runtime
+		if runtimeChangeRequested && ctr.config.OCIRuntime != newRuntime {
+			logrus.Infof("Resetting container %s runtime to runtime %s", ctr.ID(), newRuntime)
+			ctr.config.OCIRuntime = newRuntime
+			ctr.ociRuntime = requestedRuntime
+
+			needsWrite = true
+		}
+
+		if needsWrite {
+			if err := r.state.RewriteContainerConfig(ctr, ctr.config); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("rewriting config for container %s: %w", ctr.ID(), err)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return r.stopPauseProcess()
+}
diff --git a/libpod/runtime_migrate_freebsd.go b/libpod/runtime_migrate_freebsd.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..47c94a4d0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libpod/runtime_migrate_freebsd.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+//go:build !remote
+
+package libpod
+
+func (r *Runtime) stopPauseProcess() error {
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/libpod/runtime_migrate_linux.go b/libpod/runtime_migrate_linux.go
index 002acb09a4..162d72edf2 100644
--- a/libpod/runtime_migrate_linux.go
+++ b/libpod/runtime_migrate_linux.go
@@ -5,14 +5,11 @@ package libpod
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"os"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"strconv"
 	"syscall"
 
-	"github.com/containers/podman/v5/libpod/define"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v5/pkg/rootless"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v5/pkg/util"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
 func (r *Runtime) stopPauseProcess() error {
@@ -41,80 +38,3 @@ func (r *Runtime) stopPauseProcess() error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
-
-// Migrate stops the rootless pause process and performs any necessary database
-// migrations that are required. It can also migrate all containers to a new OCI
-// runtime, if requested.
-func (r *Runtime) Migrate(newRuntime string) error {
-	// Acquire the alive lock and hold it.
-	// Ensures that we don't let other Podman commands run while we are
-	// rewriting things in the DB.
-	aliveLock, err := r.getRuntimeAliveLock()
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("retrieving alive lock: %w", err)
-	}
-	aliveLock.Lock()
-	defer aliveLock.Unlock()
-
-	if !r.valid {
-		return define.ErrRuntimeStopped
-	}
-
-	runningContainers, err := r.GetRunningContainers()
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	allCtrs, err := r.state.AllContainers(false)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	logrus.Infof("Stopping all containers")
-	for _, ctr := range runningContainers {
-		fmt.Printf("stopped %s\n", ctr.ID())
-		if err := ctr.Stop(); err != nil {
-			return fmt.Errorf("cannot stop container %s: %w", ctr.ID(), err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Did the user request a new runtime?
-	runtimeChangeRequested := newRuntime != ""
-	var requestedRuntime OCIRuntime
-	if runtimeChangeRequested {
-		runtime, exists := r.ociRuntimes[newRuntime]
-		if !exists {
-			return fmt.Errorf("change to runtime %q requested but no such runtime is defined: %w", newRuntime, define.ErrInvalidArg)
-		}
-		requestedRuntime = runtime
-	}
-
-	for _, ctr := range allCtrs {
-		needsWrite := false
-
-		// Reset pause process location
-		oldLocation := filepath.Join(ctr.state.RunDir, "conmon.pid")
-		if ctr.config.ConmonPidFile == oldLocation {
-			logrus.Infof("Changing conmon PID file for %s", ctr.ID())
-			ctr.config.ConmonPidFile = filepath.Join(ctr.config.StaticDir, "conmon.pid")
-			needsWrite = true
-		}
-
-		// Reset runtime
-		if runtimeChangeRequested && ctr.config.OCIRuntime != newRuntime {
-			logrus.Infof("Resetting container %s runtime to runtime %s", ctr.ID(), newRuntime)
-			ctr.config.OCIRuntime = newRuntime
-			ctr.ociRuntime = requestedRuntime
-
-			needsWrite = true
-		}
-
-		if needsWrite {
-			if err := r.state.RewriteContainerConfig(ctr, ctr.config); err != nil {
-				return fmt.Errorf("rewriting config for container %s: %w", ctr.ID(), err)
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	return r.stopPauseProcess()
-}
diff --git a/libpod/runtime_migrate_unsupported.go b/libpod/runtime_migrate_unsupported.go
index 9a8c2fda7f..6355ab4ecb 100644
--- a/libpod/runtime_migrate_unsupported.go
+++ b/libpod/runtime_migrate_unsupported.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//go:build !remote && !linux
+//go:build !remote && !linux && !freebsd
 
 package libpod
 
@@ -9,7 +9,3 @@ import (
 func (r *Runtime) stopPauseProcess() error {
 	return errors.New("not implemented (*Runtime) stopPauseProcess")
 }
-
-func (r *Runtime) Migrate(newRuntime string) error {
-	return errors.New("not implemented (*Runtime) migrate")
-}