diff --git a/plugins/inputs/nats/nats.go b/plugins/inputs/nats/nats.go
index ba1cc803c..83e262ec8 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/nats/nats.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/nats/nats.go
@@ -1,20 +1,18 @@
-// +build !freebsd
+// +build !freebsd freebsd,cgo
 
 package nats
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
 	"path"
 	"time"
 
-	"encoding/json"
-
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf"
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/internal"
 	"github.com/influxdata/telegraf/plugins/inputs"
-
 	gnatsd "github.com/nats-io/gnatsd/server"
 )
 
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/nats/nats_freebsd.go b/plugins/inputs/nats/nats_freebsd.go
index c23a6eec5..08d08ba76 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/nats/nats_freebsd.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/nats/nats_freebsd.go
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-// +build freebsd
+// +build freebsd,!cgo
 
 package nats
diff --git a/plugins/inputs/nats/nats_test.go b/plugins/inputs/nats/nats_test.go
index ef387f7e4..ece22288f 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/nats/nats_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/nats/nats_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// +build !freebsd
+// +build !freebsd freebsd,cgo
 
 package nats