diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e9b411dc..8dfef42a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -54,8 +54,11 @@ endif
 IMPORT_PATH    := github.com/cloudflare/cloudflared
 PACKAGE_DIR    := $(CURDIR)/packaging
 PREFIX         := /usr
-INSTALL_BINDIR := $(PREFIX)/bin/
-INSTALL_MANDIR := $(PREFIX)/share/man/man1/
+ifeq ($(LOCAL_OS),freebsd)
+    PREFIX     := /usr/local
+endif
+INSTALL_BINDIR := $(PREFIX)/bin
+INSTALL_MANDIR := $(PREFIX)/share/man/man1
 
 LOCAL_ARCH ?= $(shell uname -m)
 ifneq ($(GOARCH),)
diff --git a/diagnostic/network/collector_unix.go b/diagnostic/network/collector_unix.go
index 2db2d262..94bfaa15 100644
--- a/diagnostic/network/collector_unix.go
+++ b/diagnostic/network/collector_unix.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//go:build darwin || linux
+//go:build darwin || linux || freebsd
 
 package diagnostic
 
diff --git a/diagnostic/network/collector_unix_test.go b/diagnostic/network/collector_unix_test.go
index 5ec231a3..5d52c591 100644
--- a/diagnostic/network/collector_unix_test.go
+++ b/diagnostic/network/collector_unix_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//go:build darwin || linux
+//go:build darwin || linux || freebsd
 
 package diagnostic_test