diff --git a/readchar/readchar.py b/readchar/readchar.py
index 1566759..e6d8f3a 100644
--- a/readchar/readchar.py
+++ b/readchar/readchar.py
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
     from .readchar_linux import readchar
 elif sys.platform == 'darwin':
     from .readchar_linux import readchar
+elif sys.platform.startswith('freebsd'):
+    from .readchar_linux import readchar
 elif sys.platform in ('win32', 'cygwin'):
     import msvcrt
     from .readchar_windows import readchar