diff --git a/cmake/FindLibexecinfo.cmake b/cmake/FindLibexecinfo.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..60a6ad1a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmake/FindLibexecinfo.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Find the LibExecinfo library - FreeBSD only
+
+FIND_PATH(LIBEXECINFO_INCLUDE_DIR execinfo.h)
+FIND_LIBRARY(LIBEXECINFO_LIBRARY NAMES execinfo)
+
+IF(LIBEXECINFO_INCLUDE_DIR AND LIBEXECINFO_LIBRARY)
+	SET(LIBEXECINFO_FOUND TRUE)
+ENDIF()
+
+IF(LIBEXECINFO_FOUND)
+	IF(NOT LIBEXECINFO_FIND_QUIETLY)
+		MESSAGE(STATUS "Found LibExecinfo: ${EXECINFO_LIBRARY}")
+	ENDIF()
+ELSE()
+	IF(LIBEXECINFO_FIND_REQUIRED)
+		MESSAGE(FATAL_ERROR "Could not find LibExecinfo")
+	ENDIF()
+ENDIF()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/servatrice/CMakeLists.txt b/servatrice/CMakeLists.txt
index 8f187599b..248030025 100644
--- a/servatrice/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/servatrice/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ if(WIN32)
     set(servatrice_SOURCES ${servatrice_SOURCES} servatrice.rc)
 endif(WIN32)
 
+# Under FreeBSD we need libexecinfo to use backtrace_symbols_fd()
+if(CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM MATCHES "FreeBSD")
+  find_package(Libexecinfo REQUIRED)
+  set(SYSTEM_LIBRARIES ${EXECINFO_LIBRARY} ${SYSTEM_LIBRARIES})
+endif()
+
 
 if(APPLE)
     set(MACOSX_BUNDLE_ICON_FILE appicon.icns)
@@ -88,6 +94,8 @@ ADD_EXECUTABLE(servatrice MACOSX_BUNDLE ${servatrice_SOURCES} ${servatrice_RESOU
 
 if(MSVC)
     TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(servatrice cockatrice_common ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT} ${SERVATRICE_QT_MODULES} Qt5::WinMain)
+elseif(CMAKE_HOST_SYSTEM MATCHES "FreeBSD")
+    TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(servatrice cockatrice_common ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT} ${SERVATRICE_QT_MODULES} ${LIBEXECINFO_LIBRARY})
 else()
     TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(servatrice cockatrice_common ${CMAKE_THREAD_LIBS_INIT} ${SERVATRICE_QT_MODULES})
 endif()