diff --git a/thirdparty/sokol/sokol_audio.h b/thirdparty/sokol/sokol_audio.h
index 6b60937cb8..1c246d3294 100644
--- a/thirdparty/sokol/sokol_audio.h
+++ b/thirdparty/sokol/sokol_audio.h
@@ -780,7 +780,13 @@ inline void saudio_setup(const saudio_desc& desc) { return saudio_setup(&desc);
         #include "aaudio/AAudio.h"
     #endif
 #elif defined(_SAUDIO_LINUX)
+// __v_ start
+#if !defined(__FreeBSD__)
+// __v_ end
     #include <alloca.h>
+// __v_ start
+#endif
+// __v_ end
     #define _SAUDIO_PTHREADS (1)
     #include <pthread.h>
     #define ALSA_PCM_NEW_HW_PARAMS_API
diff --git a/vlib/sokol/audio/audio.c.v b/vlib/sokol/audio/audio.c.v
index 7d540a63df..99c0a12e27 100644
--- a/vlib/sokol/audio/audio.c.v
+++ b/vlib/sokol/audio/audio.c.v
@@ -8,11 +8,15 @@ $if linux {
 }
 
 #flag -I @VEXEROOT/thirdparty/sokol
+// FreeBSD requires the audio/alsa-lib to be installed
+#flag freebsd -I/usr/local/include
 #define SOKOL_IMPL
 #include "sokol_audio.h"
 #flag linux -lasound
 #flag darwin -framework AudioToolbox
 #flag windows -lole32
+#flag freebsd -L/usr/local/lib
+#flag freebsd -lasound
 
 // callback function for `stream_cb` in [[C.saudio_desc](#C.saudio_desc)] when calling [audio.setup()](#setup)
 //