diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 69dc6733..0fa36c1b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1047,7 +1047,9 @@ if (NOT LWS_WITHOUT_TESTAPPS)
 
 	if (UNIX AND LWS_WITH_PLUGINS)
 		set(CMAKE_C_FLAGS "-fPIC ${CMAKE_C_FLAGS}")
-		target_link_libraries(websockets dl)
+		if(NOT(${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "FreeBSD"))
+			target_link_libraries(websockets dl)
+		endif()
 	endif()
 
 	if (NOT LWS_WITHOUT_SERVER)