diff --git a/components/files/linuxpath.cpp b/components/files/linuxpath.cpp
index c485002fdb..27581a1e2f 100644
--- a/components/files/linuxpath.cpp
+++ b/components/files/linuxpath.cpp
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 
 #include "linuxpath.hpp"
 
-#if defined(__linux__)
+#if defined(__linux__) || defined(__FreeBSD__)
 
 #include <cstdlib>
 #include <cstring>
@@ -157,4 +157,4 @@ boost::filesystem::path LinuxPath::getRuntimeDataPath() const
 
 } /* namespace Files */
 
-#endif /* defined(__linux__) */
+#endif /* defined(__linux__) || defined(__FreeBSD__) */
diff --git a/components/files/linuxpath.hpp b/components/files/linuxpath.hpp
index d6e717fc44..53f7a73b43 100644
--- a/components/files/linuxpath.hpp
+++ b/components/files/linuxpath.hpp
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #ifndef COMPONENTS_FILES_LINUXPATH_H
 #define COMPONENTS_FILES_LINUXPATH_H
 
-#if defined(__linux__)
+#if defined(__linux__) || defined(__FreeBSD__)
 
 #include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
 
@@ -85,6 +85,6 @@ struct LinuxPath
 
 } /* namespace Files */
 
-#endif /* defined(__linux__) */
+#endif /* defined(__linux__) || defined(__FreeBSD__) */
 
 #endif /* COMPONENTS_FILES_LINUXPATH_H */
diff --git a/components/files/path.hpp b/components/files/path.hpp
index 0788cefb15..78de9c585b 100644
--- a/components/files/path.hpp
+++ b/components/files/path.hpp
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <boost/filesystem.hpp>
 
-#if defined(__linux__)
+#if defined(__linux__) || defined(__FreeBSD__)
     #include <components/files/linuxpath.hpp>
     namespace Files { typedef LinuxPath TargetPathType; }