diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 677cb64c1c..0d99ea4180 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -31493,7 +31493,7 @@ $as_echo "$wx_cv_cc_visibility_workaround" >&6; }
         WXCONFIG_RPATH="-R\$libdir"
     else
     case "${host}" in
-      *-*-linux* | *-*-gnu* )
+      *-*-linux* | *-*-gnu* | *-*-freebsd*)
         DYLIB_RPATH_FLAG="-Wl,-rpath,\$(wx_top_builddir)/lib"
         WXCONFIG_RPATH="-Wl,-rpath,\$libdir"
         ;;
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index bce390c6bc..e8c58221e3 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -3448,7 +3448,7 @@ if test "$wxUSE_SHARED" = "yes"; then
         WXCONFIG_RPATH="-R\$libdir"
     else
     case "${host}" in
-      *-*-linux* | *-*-gnu* )
+      *-*-linux* | *-*-gnu* | *-*-freebsd*)
         DYLIB_RPATH_FLAG="-Wl,-rpath,\$(wx_top_builddir)/lib"
         WXCONFIG_RPATH="-Wl,-rpath,\$libdir"
         ;;