diff --git a/readchar/readchar.py b/readchar/readchar.py
index fc35429..15ab3d7 100644
--- a/readchar/readchar.py
+++ b/readchar/readchar.py
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 
 if sys.platform.startswith("linux"):
     from .readchar_linux import readchar
+elif sys.platform.startswith('freebsd'):
+    from .readchar_linux import readchar
 elif sys.platform == "darwin":
     from .readchar_linux import readchar
 elif sys.platform in ("win32", "cygwin"):