diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index a2da13759e..c42bf6209c 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1188,6 +1188,7 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile
 
 AM_CONDITIONAL(ISLINUX, [test `uname -s` = Linux])
 AM_CONDITIONAL(ISMAC, [test `uname -s` = Darwin])
+AM_CONDITIONAL(ISFREEBSD, [test `uname -s` = FreeBSD])
 AM_CONDITIONAL(IS64BITLINUX, [test `uname -m` = x86_64])
 
 #some vars to sub into the Makefile.am's
diff --git a/src/mod/languages/mod_v8/Makefile.am b/src/mod/languages/mod_v8/Makefile.am
index 083562d5d8..5adccb9c8e 100644
--- a/src/mod/languages/mod_v8/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/mod/languages/mod_v8/Makefile.am
@@ -109,6 +109,9 @@ $(SOURCES): $(BUILT_SOURCES)
 
 $(V8_DIR):
 	$(GETLIB) $(V8).tar.bz2
+if ISFREEBSD
+	$(CP) -f gyp  $(V8_DIR)/build/gyp
+endif
 
 $(V8LIB): $(V8_DIR)
 	if test "$(CXX_TARGET_PLATFORM)" = "x86_64"; then \