diff --git a/internal/restic/node_freebsd.go b/internal/restic/node_freebsd.go
index 35c202b9d..d9baaca01 100644
--- a/internal/restic/node_freebsd.go
+++ b/internal/restic/node_freebsd.go
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// +build freebsd,go1.12
+
 package restic
 
 import "syscall"
diff --git a/internal/restic/node_freebsd_go111.go b/internal/restic/node_freebsd_go111.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8597b1770
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/restic/node_freebsd_go111.go
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+// +build freebsd,!go1.12
+
+package restic
+
+import "syscall"
+
+func (node Node) restoreSymlinkTimestamps(path string, utimes [2]syscall.Timespec) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (node Node) device() int {
+	return int(node.Device)
+}
+
+func (s statUnix) atim() syscall.Timespec { return s.Atimespec }
+func (s statUnix) mtim() syscall.Timespec { return s.Mtimespec }
+func (s statUnix) ctim() syscall.Timespec { return s.Ctimespec }