diff --git a/src/qtgui/recoll.pro.in b/src/qtgui/recoll.pro.in
index cf63747f..f2881732 100644
--- a/src/qtgui/recoll.pro.in
+++ b/src/qtgui/recoll.pro.in
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@ contains( UNAME, [lL]inux ) {
           LIBS -= -liconv 
 	  LIBS += -ldl -lX11
 }
+
+contains( UNAME, GNU/kFreeBSD ) {
+          LIBS -= -liconv 
+	  LIBS += -ldl -lX11
+}
+
 contains( UNAME, SunOS ) {
           LIBS += -ldl
 }