diff --git a/Bootstrap.mak b/Bootstrap.mak
index d1eebf9749..d089654b5c 100644
--- a/Bootstrap.mak
+++ b/Bootstrap.mak
@@ -65,6 +65,13 @@ linux: $(SRC)
 	./build/bootstrap/premake_bootstrap --to=build/bootstrap gmake
 	$(MAKE) -C build/bootstrap -j`getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN`
 
+bsd: $(SRC)
+	mkdir -p build/bootstrap
+	$(CC) -o build/bootstrap/premake_bootstrap -DPREMAKE_NO_BUILTIN_SCRIPTS -DLUA_USE_POSIX -DLUA_USE_DLOPEN -I"$(LUA_DIR)" $? -lm
+	./build/bootstrap/premake_bootstrap embed
+	./build/bootstrap/premake_bootstrap --to=build/bootstrap gmake
+	$(MAKE) -C build/bootstrap -j`getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN`
+
 windows-base: $(SRC)
 	if not exist build\bootstrap (mkdir build\bootstrap)
 	cl /Fo.\build\bootstrap\ /Fe.\build\bootstrap\premake_bootstrap.exe /DPREMAKE_NO_BUILTIN_SCRIPTS /I"$(LUA_DIR)" user32.lib ole32.lib advapi32.lib $**
diff --git a/contrib/curl/lib/curl_setup.h b/contrib/curl/lib/curl_setup.h
index 93a59ab264..19db0aeaf3 100644
--- a/contrib/curl/lib/curl_setup.h
+++ b/contrib/curl/lib/curl_setup.h
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@
 #  include "config-linux.h"
 #endif
 
+#if defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__FreeBSD_kernel__) || defined(__NetBSD__) || defined(__OpenBSD__) || defined(__DragonFly__)
+#  include "config-linux.h"
+#endif
+
 #ifdef __APPLE__ && __MACH__
 #  include "config-osx.h"
 #endif
diff --git a/contrib/curl/premake5.lua b/contrib/curl/premake5.lua
index 77be654dad..ef03af83f8 100644
--- a/contrib/curl/premake5.lua
+++ b/contrib/curl/premake5.lua
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ project "curl-lib"
 		"**.h",
 		"**.c"
 	}
-	
+
 	filter { "system:windows" }
 		defines { "USE_SCHANNEL", "USE_WINDOWS_SSPI" }
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ project "curl-lib"
 	filter { "system:not windows", "system:not macosx" }
 		defines { "USE_MBEDTLS" }
 
-	filter { "system:linux" }
+	filter { "system:linux or bsd" }
 		defines { "CURL_HIDDEN_SYMBOLS" }
 
 		-- find the location of the ca bundle
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ project "curl-lib"
 			"/etc/pki/tls/certs/ca-bundle.crt",
 			"/usr/share/ssl/certs/ca-bundle.crt",
 			"/usr/local/share/certs/ca-root.crt",
+			"/usr/local/share/certs/ca-root-nss.crt",
 			"/etc/ssl/cert.pem" } do
 			if os.isfile(f) then
 				ca = f
diff --git a/contrib/libzip/premake5.lua b/contrib/libzip/premake5.lua
index d8b67b55d3..62163c814f 100644
--- a/contrib/libzip/premake5.lua
+++ b/contrib/libzip/premake5.lua
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ project "zip-lib"
 		"**.c"
 	}
 
-	filter "system:linux"
+	filter "system:linux or bsd"
 		defines { "HAVE_SSIZE_T_LIBZIP", "HAVE_CONFIG_H" }
 
 	filter "system:windows"
diff --git a/src/host/premake.c b/src/host/premake.c
index 63e215837c..8b03b2f0e1 100644
--- a/src/host/premake.c
+++ b/src/host/premake.c
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
 #include <CoreFoundation/CFBundle.h>
 #endif
 
+#if PLATFORM_BSD
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/sysctl.h>
+#endif
 
 #define ERROR_MESSAGE  "Error: %s\n"
 
@@ -262,6 +266,17 @@ int premake_locate_executable(lua_State* L, const char* argv0)
 	int len = readlink("/proc/curproc/file", buffer, PATH_MAX - 1);
 	if (len < 0)
 		len = readlink("/proc/curproc/exe", buffer, PATH_MAX - 1);
+	if (len < 0)
+	{
+		int mib[4];
+		mib[0] = CTL_KERN;
+		mib[1] = KERN_PROC;
+		mib[2] = KERN_PROC_PATHNAME;
+		mib[3] = -1;
+		size_t cb = sizeof(buffer);
+		sysctl(mib, 4, buffer, &cb, NULL, 0);
+		len = (int)cb;
+	}
 	if (len > 0)
 	{
 		buffer[len] = 0;