diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5bcb50572c..dfaf72b281 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,3 +34,9 @@ Compile on Linux
 ----------------
 
 Please see [INSTALL](https://github.com/tpruvot/ccminer/blob/linux/INSTALL) file or [project Wiki](https://github.com/tpruvot/ccminer/wiki/Compatibility)
+
+
+Compile on FreeBSD
+------------------
+
+Make sure you have `gmake` installed from the ports tree. Use `build-freebsd.sh`
diff --git a/build-freebsd.sh b/build-freebsd.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..7b8d3fe256
--- /dev/null
+++ b/build-freebsd.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Simple script to create the Makefile and build
+
+# export PATH="$PATH:/usr/local/cuda/bin/"
+
+make distclean || echo clean
+
+rm -f Makefile.in
+rm -f config.status
+./autogen.sh || echo done
+
+# CFLAGS="-O2" ./configure
+./configure.sh
+
+gmake -j $(sysctl hw.ncpu|awk '{print $2}')
diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index cd8b5e9f86..0488f95ef7 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 # Simple script to create the Makefile and build
 
diff --git a/miner.h b/miner.h
index b67aaae301..761cae5202 100644
--- a/miner.h
+++ b/miner.h
@@ -214,6 +214,13 @@ static inline void le32enc(void *pp, uint32_t x)
 }
 #endif
 
+#if defined(__FreeBSD__)
+#define HAVE_DECL_BE16DEC 1
+#define HAVE_DECL_LE16DEC 1
+#define HAVE_DECL_BE16ENC 1
+#define HAVE_DECL_LE16ENC 1
+#endif
+
 #if !HAVE_DECL_BE16DEC
 static inline uint16_t be16dec(const void *pp)
 {