diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index db3b1a73b8..a92f3ef8b8 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -476,6 +476,8 @@ AG_GST_CHECK_FEATURE(GST_V4L2, [Video 4 Linux 2], v4l2src, [
 #ifdef __sun /* Solaris */
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/videodev2.h>
+#elif __FreeBSD__
+#include <linux/videodev2.h>
 #else /* Linux */
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #define _LINUX_TIME_H
@@ -517,6 +519,8 @@ return 0;
 #ifdef __sun /* Solaris */
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/videodev2.h>
+#elif __FreeBSD__
+#include <linux/videodev2.h>
 #else /* Linux */
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #define _LINUX_TIME_H
diff --git a/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2object.h b/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2object.h
index 9fbc503801..361181a48e 100644
--- a/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2object.h
+++ b/sys/v4l2/gstv4l2object.h
@@ -38,13 +38,15 @@
  */
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
-#ifndef __sun
+#ifdef __sun
+#include <sys/videodev2.h>
+#elif defined(__FreeBSD__)
+#include <linux/videodev2.h>
+#else /* linux */
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #define _LINUX_TIME_H
 #define __user
 #include <linux/videodev2.h>
-#else
-#include <sys/videodev2.h>
 #endif
 
 #include <gst/gst.h>