diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/82383-fix-boot-time-command-on-freebsd.yml b/changelogs/fragments/82383-fix-boot-time-command-on-freebsd.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..90180a0ecd8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/82383-fix-boot-time-command-on-freebsd.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - reboot - Previously, on FreeBSD the boot time was used to verify that a target really rebooted. Unfortunately, it's not a fixed value and may change e.g. due to NTP updates leading to sporadic issues. Therefore, ansible is using the boot_id sysctl now. (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/82383)
diff --git a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/reboot.py b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/reboot.py
index f92f8406585..d5e935ea221 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/plugins/action/reboot.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/plugins/action/reboot.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
     DEPRECATED_ARGS = {}  # type: dict[str, str]
 
     BOOT_TIME_COMMANDS = {
-        'freebsd': '/sbin/sysctl kern.boottime',
+        'freebsd': '/sbin/sysctl -x kern.boot_id',
         'openbsd': '/sbin/sysctl kern.boottime',
         'macosx': 'who -b',
         'solaris': 'who -b',