diff --git a/src/operations.rs b/src/operations.rs
index bfcf23f0..68593e7d 100644
--- a/src/operations.rs
+++ b/src/operations.rs
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ where
     Ok(())
 }
 
+// NOTE: This function is unused on platforms other than FreeBSD, so we need to allow dead code
+#[allow(dead_code)]
 fn unpack_with_cli<R, P>(mut src: R, dst: P, levels_to_skip: usize) -> Result<()>
 where
     R: Read,