diff --git a/src/util/u_process.c b/src/util/u_process.c
index af808c7b196..2965e46a436 100644
--- a/src/util/u_process.c
+++ b/src/util/u_process.c
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@
 #include <mach-o/dyld.h>
 #endif
 
+#if DETECT_OS_FREEBSD
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/sysctl.h>
+#endif
+
 #if defined(__linux__) && defined(HAVE_PROGRAM_INVOCATION_NAME)
 
 static char *path = NULL;
@@ -202,6 +207,13 @@ util_get_process_exec_path(char* process_path, size_t len)
    int result = _NSGetExecutablePath(process_path, &bufSize);
 
    return (result == 0) ? strlen(process_path) : 0;
+#elif DETECT_OS_FREEBSD
+   int mib[4] = { CTL_KERN, KERN_PROC, KERN_PROC_PATHNAME, -1 };
+
+   (void) sysctl(mib, 4, process_path, &len, NULL, 0);
+   process_path[len - 1] = '\0';
+
+   return len;
 #elif DETECT_OS_UNIX
    ssize_t r;