diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 83beb3478..3b65b93c6 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -302,6 +302,10 @@ class pil_build_ext(build_ext):
         elif sys.platform.startswith("gnu"):
             self.add_multiarch_paths()
 
+        elif sys.platform.startswith("freebsd"):
+            _add_directory(library_dirs, "/usr/local/lib")
+            _add_directory(include_dirs, "/usr/local/include")
+
         elif sys.platform.startswith("netbsd"):
             _add_directory(library_dirs, "/usr/pkg/lib")
             _add_directory(include_dirs, "/usr/pkg/include")