diff --git a/src/librustc_llvm/build.rs b/src/librustc_llvm/build.rs
index dde7a38efc796..595a1cdb193d7 100644
--- a/src/librustc_llvm/build.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_llvm/build.rs
@@ -253,6 +253,8 @@ fn main() {
     let stdcppname = if target.contains("openbsd") {
         // OpenBSD has a particular C++ runtime library name
         "estdc++"
+    } else if target.contains("freebsd") {
+        "c++"
     } else if target.contains("netbsd") && llvm_static_stdcpp.is_some() {
         // NetBSD uses a separate library when relocation is required
         "stdc++_pic"