diff --git a/common/reset_base_snapshot.yml b/common/reset_base_snapshot.yml
index 34282af2b..75f447239 100644
--- a/common/reset_base_snapshot.yml
+++ b/common/reset_base_snapshot.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
   vars:
     snapshot_name: "{{ base_snapshot_name }}"
     snapshot_description: "{{ base_snapshot_description | default('') }}"
+    dump_memory: "{{ guest_os_ansible_distribution != 'FreeBSD' }}"
 
 - name: "Refresh base snapshot status variable"
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
diff --git a/linux/setup/create_base_snapshot.yml b/linux/setup/create_base_snapshot.yml
index b43a9025e..a2768bc5f 100644
--- a/linux/setup/create_base_snapshot.yml
+++ b/linux/setup/create_base_snapshot.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 - include_tasks: ../../common/vm_take_snapshot.yml
   vars:
     snapshot_name: "{{ base_snapshot_name }}"
+    dump_memory: "{{ guest_os_ansible_distribution != 'FreeBSD' }}"
 - name: Set fact of base snapshot existence
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
     base_snapshot_exists: true