diff --git a/ChangeLog.txt b/ChangeLog.txt
index ebc970ec..18157dfa 100644
--- a/ChangeLog.txt
+++ b/ChangeLog.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+Version 0.9.7 (unreleased)
+--------------
+Compatibility:
+* Runs on FreeBSD
+
 Version 0.9.6
 ---------------
 Fixed bugs:
diff --git a/src/cpp-utils/system/get_total_memory.cpp b/src/cpp-utils/system/get_total_memory.cpp
index 46a7f0c2..0be4086f 100644
--- a/src/cpp-utils/system/get_total_memory.cpp
+++ b/src/cpp-utils/system/get_total_memory.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ namespace cpputils{
   if (0 != result) {
     throw std::runtime_error("sysctlbyname syscall failed");
   }
-#elif __linux__
+#elif __linux__ || __FreeBSD__
             long numRAMPages = sysconf(_SC_PHYS_PAGES);
             long pageSize = sysconf(_SC_PAGESIZE);
             mem = numRAMPages * pageSize;