diff --git a/changelog/unreleased/fix-building-freebsd.md b/changelog/unreleased/fix-building-freebsd.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8faf2aadb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog/unreleased/fix-building-freebsd.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Bugfix: Fix building for freebsd
+
+We fixed a problem preventing freebsd builds.
+
+https://github.com/cs3org/reva/pull/3800
diff --git a/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/metadata/prefixes/prefixes.go b/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/metadata/prefixes/prefixes.go
index 2bab508b7e..301b466764 100644
--- a/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/metadata/prefixes/prefixes.go
+++ b/pkg/storage/utils/decomposedfs/metadata/prefixes/prefixes.go
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 // granted to it by virtue of its status as an Intergovernmental Organization
 // or submit itself to any jurisdiction.
 
-//go:build !freebsd
-
 package prefixes
 
 // Declare a list of xattr keys