diff --git a/depends/Makefile b/depends/Makefile
index dc429d4920..176b4c5de5 100644
--- a/depends/Makefile
+++ b/depends/Makefile
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ build_vendor=$(word 2,$(subst -, ,$(build)))
 full_build_os:=$(subst $(build_arch)-$(build_vendor)-,,$(build))
 build_os:=$(findstring linux,$(full_build_os))
 build_os+=$(findstring darwin,$(full_build_os))
+build_os+=$(findstring freebsd,$(full_build_os))
 build_os:=$(strip $(build_os))
 ifeq ($(build_os),)
 build_os=$(full_build_os)
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ host_vendor=$(word 2,$(subst -, ,$(canonical_host)))
 full_host_os:=$(subst $(host_arch)-$(host_vendor)-,,$(canonical_host))
 host_os:=$(findstring linux,$(full_host_os))
 host_os+=$(findstring darwin,$(full_host_os))
+host_os+=$(findstring freebsd,$(full_host_os))
 host_os+=$(findstring mingw32,$(full_host_os))
 
 ifeq (android,$(findstring android,$(full_host_os)))
diff --git a/depends/builders/freebsd.mk b/depends/builders/freebsd.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..465f58e04d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/depends/builders/freebsd.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+build_freebsd_CC=clang
+build_freebsd_CXX=clang++
+
+build_freebsd_SHA256SUM = shasum -a 256
+build_freebsd_DOWNLOAD = curl --location --fail --connect-timeout $(DOWNLOAD_CONNECT_TIMEOUT) --retry $(DOWNLOAD_RETRIES) -o
diff --git a/depends/hosts/freebsd.mk b/depends/hosts/freebsd.mk
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..307f844331
--- /dev/null
+++ b/depends/hosts/freebsd.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+freebsd_CFLAGS=-pipe
+freebsd_CFLAGS_CXXFLAGS=$(freebsd_CFLAGS)
+
+freebsd_CFLAGS_release_CFLAGS=-O2
+freebsd_CFLAGS_release_CXXFLAGS=$(freebsd_release_CFLAGS)
+
+freebsd_CFLAGS_debug_CFLAGS=-O1
+freebsd_CFLAGS_debug_CXXFLAGS=$(freebsd_debug_CFLAGS)
+
+ifeq (86,$(findstring 86,$(build_arch)))
+i686_freebsd_CC=clang -m32
+i686_freebsd_CXX=clang++ -m32
+i686_freebsd_AR=ar
+i686_freebsd_RANLIB=ranlib
+i686_freebsd_NM=nm
+i686_freebsd_STRIP=strip
+
+x86_64_freebsd_CC=clang -m64
+x86_64_freebsd_CXX=clang++ -m64
+x86_64_freebsd_AR=ar
+x86_64_freebsd_RANLIB=ranlib
+x86_64_freebsd_NM=nm
+x86_64_freebsd_STRIP=strip
+else
+i686_freebsd_CC=$(default_host_CC) -m32
+i686_freebsd_CXX=$(default_host_CXX) -m32
+x86_64_freebsd_CC=$(default_host_CC) -m64
+x86_64_freebsd_CXX=$(default_host_CXX) -m64
+endif
+
+freebsd_cmake_system=FreeBSD
diff --git a/depends/packages/bdb.mk b/depends/packages/bdb.mk
index d45ac3d03f..707d6f99a4 100644
--- a/depends/packages/bdb.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/bdb.mk
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ define $(package)_set_vars
 $(package)_config_opts=--disable-shared --enable-cxx --disable-replication --enable-option-checking
 $(package)_config_opts_mingw32=--enable-mingw
 $(package)_config_opts_linux=--with-pic
+$(package)_config_opts_freebsd=--with-pic
 $(package)_config_opts_android=--with-pic
 $(package)_cflags+=-Wno-error=implicit-function-declaration
 $(package)_cxxflags=-std=c++17
diff --git a/depends/packages/boost.mk b/depends/packages/boost.mk
index 8f307beb8f..d711993147 100644
--- a/depends/packages/boost.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/boost.mk
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ endif
 $(package)_config_libraries=filesystem,thread,test
 $(package)_cxxflags=-std=c++17 -fvisibility=hidden
 $(package)_cxxflags_linux=-fPIC
+$(package)_cxxflags_freebsd=-fPIC
 $(package)_cxxflags_android=-fPIC
 $(package)_cxxflags_x86_64=-fcf-protection=full
 endef
diff --git a/depends/packages/libevent.mk b/depends/packages/libevent.mk
index 0af5412d94..2305f96d27 100644
--- a/depends/packages/libevent.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/libevent.mk
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ define $(package)_set_vars
   $(package)_config_opts += --disable-dependency-tracking --enable-option-checking
   $(package)_config_opts_release=--disable-debug-mode
   $(package)_config_opts_linux=--with-pic
+  $(package)_config_opts_freebsd=--with-pic
   $(package)_config_opts_android=--with-pic
   $(package)_cppflags_mingw32=-D_WIN32_WINNT=0x0601
 endef
diff --git a/depends/packages/sqlite.mk b/depends/packages/sqlite.mk
index 69f314eb9f..c3bf781872 100644
--- a/depends/packages/sqlite.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/sqlite.mk
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ $(package)_sha256_hash=5af07de982ba658fd91a03170c945f99c971f6955bc79df3266544373
 define $(package)_set_vars
 $(package)_config_opts=--disable-shared --disable-readline --disable-dynamic-extensions --enable-option-checking
 $(package)_config_opts_linux=--with-pic
+$(package)_config_opts_freebsd=--with-pic
 endef
 
 define $(package)_preprocess_cmds
diff --git a/depends/packages/zeromq.mk b/depends/packages/zeromq.mk
index 2d49ce8eda..aed545a56c 100644
--- a/depends/packages/zeromq.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/zeromq.mk
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ define $(package)_set_vars
   $(package)_config_opts += --disable-libunwind --disable-radix-tree --without-gcov --disable-dependency-tracking
   $(package)_config_opts += --disable-Werror --disable-drafts --enable-option-checking
   $(package)_config_opts_linux=--with-pic
+  $(package)_config_opts_freebsd=--with-pic
   $(package)_config_opts_android=--with-pic
   $(package)_cxxflags=-std=c++17
 endef