diff --git a/libnetwork/default_gateway.go b/libnetwork/default_gateway.go
index 173d926905..98cc21f73d 100644
--- a/libnetwork/default_gateway.go
+++ b/libnetwork/default_gateway.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 
 	"github.com/docker/libnetwork/netlabel"
-	"github.com/docker/libnetwork/options"
 	"github.com/docker/libnetwork/types"
 )
 
@@ -92,25 +91,6 @@ func (sb *sandbox) clearDefaultGW() error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (c *controller) createGWNetwork() (Network, error) {
-	netOption := options.Generic{
-		"BridgeName":         libnGWNetwork,
-		"EnableICC":          false,
-		"EnableIPMasquerade": true,
-	}
-
-	n, err := c.NewNetwork("bridge", libnGWNetwork,
-		NetworkOptionGeneric(options.Generic{
-			netlabel.GenericData: netOption,
-			netlabel.EnableIPv6:  false,
-		}))
-
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error creating external connectivity network: %v", err)
-	}
-	return n, err
-}
-
 func (sb *sandbox) needDefaultGW() bool {
 	var needGW bool
 
diff --git a/libnetwork/default_gateway_freebsd.go b/libnetwork/default_gateway_freebsd.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a82687391a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libnetwork/default_gateway_freebsd.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package libnetwork
+
+import "github.com/docker/libnetwork/types"
+
+func (c *controller) createGWNetwork() (Network, error) {
+	return nil, types.NotImplementedErrorf("default gateway functionality is not implemented in freebsd")
+}
diff --git a/libnetwork/default_gateway_linux.go b/libnetwork/default_gateway_linux.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c7f812778f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libnetwork/default_gateway_linux.go
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package libnetwork
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+
+	"github.com/docker/libnetwork/drivers/bridge"
+	"github.com/docker/libnetwork/netlabel"
+	"github.com/docker/libnetwork/options"
+)
+
+func (c *controller) createGWNetwork() (Network, error) {
+	netOption := map[string]string{
+		bridge.BridgeName:         libnGWNetwork,
+		bridge.EnableICC:          strconv.FormatBool(false),
+		bridge.EnableIPMasquerade: strconv.FormatBool(true),
+	}
+
+	n, err := c.NewNetwork("bridge", libnGWNetwork,
+		NetworkOptionGeneric(options.Generic{
+			netlabel.GenericData: netOption,
+			netlabel.EnableIPv6:  false,
+		}))
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("error creating external connectivity network: %v", err)
+	}
+	return n, err
+}
diff --git a/libnetwork/default_gateway_windows.go b/libnetwork/default_gateway_windows.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48eee2ba1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libnetwork/default_gateway_windows.go
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package libnetwork
+
+import "github.com/docker/libnetwork/types"
+
+func (c *controller) createGWNetwork() (Network, error) {
+	return nil, types.NotImplementedErrorf("default gateway functionality is not implemented in windows")
+}