diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 8af2cceaea..aa54cad455 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ case "${platform}" in
 			esac
 			;;
 	Linux)	buildPlatform=linux ;;
+	FreeBSD) buildPlatform=linux ;;
 	*)		echo Unsupported platform: ${platform}
 			exit 1 ;;
 esac