diff --git a/readchar/readchar.py b/readchar/readchar.py
index 8aa352a..e49572a 100644
--- a/readchar/readchar.py
+++ b/readchar/readchar.py
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
     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