diff --git a/libpod/pod_internal.go b/libpod/pod_internal.go
index d63bff2c99..743280f49f 100644
--- a/libpod/pod_internal.go
+++ b/libpod/pod_internal.go
@@ -2,14 +2,10 @@ package libpod
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/containers/common/pkg/config"
 	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/libpod/define"
-	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/pkg/rootless"
 	"github.com/containers/storage/pkg/stringid"
-	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
 )
 
 // Creates a new, empty pod
@@ -64,24 +60,8 @@ func (p *Pod) refresh() error {
 	}
 	p.lock = lock
 
-	// We need to recreate the pod's cgroup
-	if p.config.UsePodCgroup {
-		switch p.runtime.config.Engine.CgroupManager {
-		case config.SystemdCgroupsManager:
-			cgroupPath, err := systemdSliceFromPath(p.config.CgroupParent, fmt.Sprintf("libpod_pod_%s", p.ID()), p.ResourceLim())
-			if err != nil {
-				logrus.Errorf("Creating Cgroup for pod %s: %v", p.ID(), err)
-			}
-			p.state.CgroupPath = cgroupPath
-		case config.CgroupfsCgroupsManager:
-			if rootless.IsRootless() && isRootlessCgroupSet(p.config.CgroupParent) {
-				p.state.CgroupPath = filepath.Join(p.config.CgroupParent, p.ID())
-
-				logrus.Debugf("setting pod cgroup to %s", p.state.CgroupPath)
-			}
-		default:
-			return fmt.Errorf("unknown cgroups manager %s specified: %w", p.runtime.config.Engine.CgroupManager, define.ErrInvalidArg)
-		}
+	if err := p.platformRefresh(); err != nil {
+		return err
 	}
 
 	// Save changes
diff --git a/libpod/pod_internal_freebsd.go b/libpod/pod_internal_freebsd.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48f6e2bcf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libpod/pod_internal_freebsd.go
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package libpod
+
+func (p *Pod) platformRefresh() error {
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/libpod/pod_internal_linux.go b/libpod/pod_internal_linux.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fa85666ca1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libpod/pod_internal_linux.go
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package libpod
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"path/filepath"
+
+	"github.com/containers/common/pkg/config"
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/libpod/define"
+	"github.com/containers/podman/v4/pkg/rootless"
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+func (p *Pod) platformRefresh() error {
+	// We need to recreate the pod's cgroup
+	if p.config.UsePodCgroup {
+		switch p.runtime.config.Engine.CgroupManager {
+		case config.SystemdCgroupsManager:
+			cgroupPath, err := systemdSliceFromPath(p.config.CgroupParent, fmt.Sprintf("libpod_pod_%s", p.ID()), p.ResourceLim())
+			if err != nil {
+				logrus.Errorf("Creating Cgroup for pod %s: %v", p.ID(), err)
+			}
+			p.state.CgroupPath = cgroupPath
+		case config.CgroupfsCgroupsManager:
+			if rootless.IsRootless() && isRootlessCgroupSet(p.config.CgroupParent) {
+				p.state.CgroupPath = filepath.Join(p.config.CgroupParent, p.ID())
+
+				logrus.Debugf("setting pod cgroup to %s", p.state.CgroupPath)
+			}
+		default:
+			return fmt.Errorf("unknown cgroups manager %s specified: %w", p.runtime.config.Engine.CgroupManager, define.ErrInvalidArg)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}