diff --git a/config/FreeBSD.mk b/config/FreeBSD.mk
index afeaefbde2..98a5117e60 100644
--- a/config/FreeBSD.mk
+++ b/config/FreeBSD.mk
@@ -3,3 +3,7 @@ include $(XEN_ROOT)/config/StdGNU.mk
 # No wget on FreeBSD base system
 WGET = ftp
 PKG_INSTALLDIR = ${prefix}/libdata/pkgconfig
+
+# Add the default pkg install path
+APPEND_LIB += /usr/local/lib
+APPEND_INCLUDES += /usr/local/include