diff --git a/gix-index/src/fs.rs b/gix-index/src/fs.rs
index 02842f55360..fad21cc0520 100644
--- a/gix-index/src/fs.rs
+++ b/gix-index/src/fs.rs
@@ -56,7 +56,10 @@ impl Metadata {
         {
             Some(system_time_from_secs_nanos(
                 self.0.st_mtime.try_into().ok()?,
+                #[cfg(not(target_os = "netbsd"))]
                 self.0.st_mtime_nsec.try_into().ok()?,
+                #[cfg(target_os = "netbsd")]
+                self.0.st_mtimensec.try_into().ok()?,
             ))
         }
         #[cfg(windows)]
@@ -72,7 +75,10 @@ impl Metadata {
         {
             Some(system_time_from_secs_nanos(
                 self.0.st_ctime.try_into().ok()?,
+                #[cfg(not(target_os = "netbsd"))]
                 self.0.st_ctime_nsec.try_into().ok()?,
+                #[cfg(target_os = "netbsd")]
+                self.0.st_ctimensec.try_into().ok()?,
             ))
         }
         #[cfg(windows)]