diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/ansible-test-freebsd-bootstrap.yml b/changelogs/fragments/ansible-test-freebsd-bootstrap.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..39a6cc61d7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/ansible-test-freebsd-bootstrap.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - ansible-test - Use OS packages to satisfy controller requirements on FreeBSD 13.5 during managed instance bootstrapping.
diff --git a/test/lib/ansible_test/_util/target/setup/bootstrap.sh b/test/lib/ansible_test/_util/target/setup/bootstrap.sh
index b2093e79523..4f3bce8d6e3 100644
--- a/test/lib/ansible_test/_util/target/setup/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/test/lib/ansible_test/_util/target/setup/bootstrap.sh
@@ -169,6 +169,9 @@ bootstrap_remote_freebsd()
         # Declare platform/python version combinations which do not have supporting OS packages available.
         # For these combinations ansible-test will use pip to install the requirements instead.
         case "${platform_version}/${python_version}" in
+            13.5/3.11)
+                # defaults available
+                ;;
             14.2/3.11)
                 # defaults available
                 ;;