diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 751d5af..b894762 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ CFLAGS+=-DLINUX
 CFLAGS+=-D_GNU_SOURCE
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(shell uname),GNU/kFreeBSD)
+CFLAGS+=-lbsd
+endif
+
 # Define this if you want i3status to spit out dzen2-compatible output on stdout
 #CFLAGS+=-DDZEN
 CFLAGS+=$(EXTRA_CFLAGS)
diff --git a/i3status.h b/i3status.h
index 73221a5..81a52a0 100644
--- a/i3status.h
+++ b/i3status.h
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 
 #define THERMAL_ZONE "/sys/class/thermal/thermal_zone%d/temp"
 
-#elif defined(__FreeBSD__)
+#elif defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__FreeBSD_kernel__)
 
 #define THERMAL_ZONE "hw.acpi.thermal.tz%d.temperature"
 #define BATT_LIFE "hw.acpi.battery.life"
@@ -37,6 +37,13 @@
 
 #endif
 
+#if defined(__FreeBSD_kernel__) && defined(__GLIBC__)
+
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <sys/param.h>
+
+#endif
+
 typedef enum { CS_DISCHARGING, CS_CHARGING, CS_FULL } charging_status_t;
 enum { ORDER_RUN, ORDER_WLAN, ORDER_ETH, ORDER_BATTERY, ORDER_CPU_TEMPERATURE, ORDER_LOAD, ORDER_TIME, ORDER_IPV6, MAX_ORDER };
 
diff --git a/src/get_battery_info.c b/src/get_battery_info.c
index 41f2ff3..ee78706 100644
--- a/src/get_battery_info.c
+++ b/src/get_battery_info.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 #include "i3status.h"
 
-#if defined(__FreeBSD__)
+#if defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__FreeBSD_kernel__)
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/sysctl.h>
 #endif
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ const char *get_battery_info(struct battery *bat) {
                          (status == CS_DISCHARGING ? "BAT" : "FULL")),
                         (((float)remaining / (float)full_design) * 100));
         }
-#elif defined(__FreeBSD__)
+#elif defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__FreeBSD_kernel__)
         int state;
         int sysctl_rslt;
         size_t sysctl_size = sizeof(sysctl_rslt);
diff --git a/src/get_cpu_temperature.c b/src/get_cpu_temperature.c
index ca6b9df..9eb55bb 100644
--- a/src/get_cpu_temperature.c
+++ b/src/get_cpu_temperature.c
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 #include "i3status.h"
 
-#if defined(__FreeBSD__)
+#if defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__FreeBSD_kernel__)
 #include <err.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/sysctl.h>
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ const char *get_cpu_temperature_info() {
                 (void)snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "T: ? C");
         else
                 (void)snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "T: %ld C", (temp/1000));
-#elif defined(__FreeBSD__)
+#elif defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__FreeBSD_kernel__)
         int sysctl_rslt;
         size_t sysctl_size = sizeof (sysctl_rslt);
         if (sysctlbyname(thermal_zone,&sysctl_rslt,&sysctl_size,NULL,0))
diff --git a/src/get_eth_info.c b/src/get_eth_info.c
index 4d9a8a9..80cc829 100644
--- a/src/get_eth_info.c
+++ b/src/get_eth_info.c
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #define PART_ETHSPEED  "E: %s (%d Mbit/s)"
 #endif
 
-#if defined(__FreeBSD__)
+#if defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__FreeBSD_kernel__)
 #include <net/if_media.h>
 #define IFM_TYPE_MATCH(dt, t)                       \
         (IFM_TYPE((dt)) == 0 || IFM_TYPE((dt)) == IFM_TYPE((t)))
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ const char *get_eth_info() {
         static char part[512];
 #if defined(LINUX)
         int ethspeed=0;
-#elif defined(__FreeBSD__)
+#elif defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__FreeBSD_kernel__)
         char *ethspeed;
 #endif
         const char *ip_address = get_ip_addr(eth_interface);
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ const char *get_eth_info() {
                 if (ioctl(general_socket, SIOCETHTOOL, &ifr) == 0)
                         ethspeed = (ecmd.speed == USHRT_MAX ? 0 : ecmd.speed);
                 else get_ethspeed = false;
-#elif defined(__FreeBSD__)
+#elif defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__FreeBSD_kernel__)
                 struct ifmediareq ifm;
                 (void)memset(&ifm, 0, sizeof(ifm));
                 (void)strncpy(ifm.ifm_name, eth_interface, sizeof(ifm.ifm_name));
diff --git a/src/get_load.c b/src/get_load.c
index 4f04b94..2f58d9b 100644
--- a/src/get_load.c
+++ b/src/get_load.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const char *get_load() {
         static char part[512];
 
 /* Get load */
-#if defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(linux) || defined(__OpenBSD__) || defined(__NetBSD__) || defined(__APPLE__) || defined(sun)
+#if defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__FreeBSD_kernel__) || defined(linux) || defined(__OpenBSD__) || defined(__NetBSD__) || defined(__APPLE__) || defined(sun)
         double loadavg[3];
         if (getloadavg(loadavg, 3) == -1)
                 errx(-1, "getloadavg() failed\n");
diff --git a/src/process_runs.c b/src/process_runs.c
index bf4e919..d8513a5 100644
--- a/src/process_runs.c
+++ b/src/process_runs.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ bool process_runs(const char *path) {
         (void)read(fd, pidbuf, sizeof(pidbuf));
         (void)close(fd);
 
-#ifdef LINUX
+#if defined(LINUX) || defined(__GNU__) || defined(__GLIBC__)
         struct stat statbuf;
         char procbuf[512];
         (void)snprintf(procbuf, sizeof(procbuf), "/proc/%ld", strtol(pidbuf, NULL, 10));