diff --git a/source/blender/bpython/intern/Makefile b/source/blender/bpython/intern/Makefile
index cb67e195aa8..b6c84196f4d 100644
--- a/source/blender/bpython/intern/Makefile
+++ b/source/blender/bpython/intern/Makefile
@@ -47,7 +47,11 @@ CPPFLAGS += -DFUTURE_PYTHON_API  # see api.h for configuration
 
 # OpenGL and Python
 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_BMFONT)/include/
 
 # Reference to the types in makesdna and imbuf