diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3a9de88123..8d81095765 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -677,6 +677,8 @@ ifeq ($(uname_S),FreeBSD)
 	BASIC_CFLAGS += -I/usr/local/include
 	BASIC_LDFLAGS += -L/usr/local/lib
 	DIR_HAS_BSD_GROUP_SEMANTICS = YesPlease
+	COMPAT_CFLAGS += -Icompat/regex
+	COMPAT_OBJS += compat/regex/regex.o
 endif
 ifeq ($(uname_S),OpenBSD)
 	NO_STRCASESTR = YesPlease