diff --git a/source/blender/src/Makefile b/source/blender/src/Makefile
index 5f233970c2d..bf4ad12affa 100644
--- a/source/blender/src/Makefile
+++ b/source/blender/src/Makefile
@@ -57,7 +57,11 @@ endif
 # PreProcessor stuff ------------------------------------------
 
 CPPFLAGS += -I$(OPENGL_HEADERS)
-CPPFLAGS += -I$(NAN_PYTHON)/include/python$(NAN_PYTHON_VERSION)
+ifeq ($(OS),$(findstring $(OS), "freebsd"))
+    CPPFLAGS += -I$(NAN_PYTHON)$(NAN_PYTHON_VERSION)
+else
+    CPPFLAGS += -I$(NAN_PYTHON)/include/python$(NAN_PYTHON_VERSION)
+endif
 CPPFLAGS += -I$(NAN_GHOST)/include
 CPPFLAGS += -I$(NAN_BMFONT)/include