diff --git a/src/crypto/x509/root_bsd.go b/src/crypto/x509/root_bsd.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9317283736
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/crypto/x509/root_bsd.go
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+// Copyright 2015 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// +build dragonfly freebsd netbsd openbsd
+
+package x509
+
+// Possible certificate files; stop after finding one.
+var certFiles = []string{
+	"/usr/local/share/certs/ca-root-nss.crt", // FreeBSD/DragonFly
+	"/etc/ssl/cert.pem",                      // OpenBSD
+	"/etc/openssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt", // NetBSD
+}
diff --git a/src/crypto/x509/root_linux.go b/src/crypto/x509/root_linux.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cfeca6958c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/crypto/x509/root_linux.go
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+// Copyright 2015 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package x509
+
+// Possible certificate files; stop after finding one.
+var certFiles = []string{
+	"/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt", // Debian/Ubuntu/Gentoo etc.
+	"/etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt",   // Fedora/RHEL
+	"/etc/ssl/ca-bundle.pem",             // OpenSUSE
+	"/etc/pki/tls/cacert.pem",            // OpenELEC
+}
diff --git a/src/crypto/x509/root_solaris.go b/src/crypto/x509/root_solaris.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bf5d826e0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/crypto/x509/root_solaris.go
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+// Copyright 2015 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+package x509
+
+// Possible certificate files; stop after finding one.
+var certFiles = []string{
+	"/etc/certs/ca-certificates.crt", // Solaris 11.2+
+}
diff --git a/src/crypto/x509/root_unix.go b/src/crypto/x509/root_unix.go
index f77d6c0c57..8d3b2fbb23 100644
--- a/src/crypto/x509/root_unix.go
+++ b/src/crypto/x509/root_unix.go
@@ -8,22 +8,10 @@ package x509
 
 import "io/ioutil"
 
-// Possible certificate files; stop after finding one.
-var certFiles = []string{
-	"/etc/ssl/certs/ca-certificates.crt",     // Debian/Ubuntu/Gentoo etc.
-	"/etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt",       // Fedora/RHEL
-	"/etc/ssl/ca-bundle.pem",                 // OpenSUSE
-	"/etc/ssl/cert.pem",                      // OpenBSD
-	"/usr/local/share/certs/ca-root-nss.crt", // FreeBSD/DragonFly
-	"/etc/pki/tls/cacert.pem",                // OpenELEC
-	"/etc/certs/ca-certificates.crt",         // Solaris 11.2+
-}
-
 // Possible directories with certificate files; stop after successfully
 // reading at least one file from a directory.
 var certDirectories = []string{
 	"/system/etc/security/cacerts", // Android
-
 }
 
 func (c *Certificate) systemVerify(opts *VerifyOptions) (chains [][]*Certificate, err error) {