diff --git a/kitty/threading.h b/kitty/threading.h
index 6aa518c37..5ac6d9b57 100644
--- a/kitty/threading.h
+++ b/kitty/threading.h
@@ -12,17 +12,25 @@
 // I cant figure out how to get pthread.h to include this definition on macOS. MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET does not work.
 extern int pthread_setname_np(const char *name);
 #else
+#ifdef __FreeBSD__
+void pthread_set_name_np(pthread_t tid, const char *name);
+#else 
 // Need _GNU_SOURCE for pthread_setname_np on linux and that causes other issues on systems with old glibc
 extern int pthread_setname_np(pthread_t, const char *name);
 #endif
+#endif
 
 static inline void
 set_thread_name(const char *name) {
     int ret = 0;
 #ifdef __APPLE__
-    ret = pthread_setname_np(name);
+    ret = pthreadset_name_np(name);
+#else
+#ifdef __FreeBSD__
+    pthread_set_name_np(pthread_self(), name);
 #else
     ret = pthread_setname_np(pthread_self(), name);
+#endif
 #endif
     if (ret != 0) perror("Failed to set thread name");
 }