diff --git a/content/local/store_bsd.go b/content/local/store_bsd.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..da149a2fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/local/store_bsd.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// +build darwin freebsd netbsd
+
+/*
+   Copyright The containerd Authors.
+
+   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+   limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package local
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"syscall"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func getATime(fi os.FileInfo) time.Time {
+	if st, ok := fi.Sys().(*syscall.Stat_t); ok {
+		return time.Unix(int64(st.Atimespec.Sec), int64(st.Atimespec.Nsec)) //nolint: unconvert // int64 conversions ensure the line compiles for 32-bit systems as well.
+	}
+
+	return fi.ModTime()
+}
diff --git a/content/local/store_openbsd.go b/content/local/store_openbsd.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f34f0dad2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/content/local/store_openbsd.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// +build openbsd
+
+/*
+   Copyright The containerd Authors.
+
+   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+   you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+   You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+   WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+   See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+   limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package local
+
+import (
+	"os"
+	"syscall"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func getATime(fi os.FileInfo) time.Time {
+	if st, ok := fi.Sys().(*syscall.Stat_t); ok {
+		return time.Unix(int64(st.Atim.Sec), int64(st.Atim.Nsec)) //nolint: unconvert // int64 conversions ensure the line compiles for 32-bit systems as well.
+	}
+
+	return fi.ModTime()
+}
diff --git a/content/local/store_unix.go b/content/local/store_unix.go
index 3aff65e53..69a74bab0 100644
--- a/content/local/store_unix.go
+++ b/content/local/store_unix.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// +build linux solaris darwin freebsd netbsd openbsd
+// +build linux solaris
 
 /*
    Copyright The containerd Authors.
@@ -22,13 +22,11 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
-
-	"github.com/containerd/containerd/sys"
 )
 
 func getATime(fi os.FileInfo) time.Time {
 	if st, ok := fi.Sys().(*syscall.Stat_t); ok {
-		return sys.StatATimeAsTime(st)
+		return time.Unix(int64(st.Atim.Sec), int64(st.Atim.Nsec)) //nolint: unconvert // int64 conversions ensure the line compiles for 32-bit systems as well.
 	}
 
 	return fi.ModTime()