diff --git a/ppremake/configure.in b/ppremake/configure.in
index 7a29c2cea9..af2d4618b3 100644
--- a/ppremake/configure.in
+++ b/ppremake/configure.in
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ else
     linux*) PLATFORM=Linux;;
     cygwin*) PLATFORM=Cygwin;;
     darwin*) PLATFORM=OSX;;
+    freebsd*) PLATFORM=FreeBSD;;
     *) echo "Cannot determine platform from $host_os; use --with-platform=name."
        exit 1;;
   esac