diff --git a/include/libbb.h b/include/libbb.h
index dad6fc687..cb6336474 100644
--- a/include/libbb.h
+++ b/include/libbb.h
@@ -106,7 +106,11 @@
 #  define updwtmpx updwtmp
 #  define _PATH_UTMPX _PATH_UTMP
 # else
-#  include <utmp.h>
+#  if !defined(__FreeBSD__)
+#   include <utmp.h>
+#  else
+#   define _PATH_UTMPX "/var/run/utx.active"
+#  endif
 #  include <utmpx.h>
 #  if defined _PATH_UTMP && !defined _PATH_UTMPX
 #   define _PATH_UTMPX _PATH_UTMP