diff --git a/config.mak.uname b/config.mak.uname
index a88f13989a..4cd62bda4f 100644
--- a/config.mak.uname
+++ b/config.mak.uname
@@ -203,6 +203,7 @@ ifeq ($(uname_S),FreeBSD)
 		NO_STRTOUMAX = YesPlease
 	endif
 	PYTHON_PATH = /usr/local/bin/python
+	PERL_PATH = /usr/local/bin/perl
 	HAVE_PATHS_H = YesPlease
 	GMTIME_UNRELIABLE_ERRORS = UnfortunatelyYes
 	HAVE_BSD_SYSCTL = YesPlease