diff --git a/pkgs/shells/bash/5.nix b/pkgs/shells/bash/5.nix
index 91da1f05a528..1e1fe340dcda 100644
--- a/pkgs/shells/bash/5.nix
+++ b/pkgs/shells/bash/5.nix
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "bash_cv_getcwd_malloc=yes"
     # This check cannot be performed when cross compiling. The "yes"
     # default is fine for static linking on Linux (weak symbols?) but
-    # not with OpenBSD, when it does clash with the regular `getenv`.
-    "bash_cv_getenv_redef=${if !(with stdenv.hostPlatform; isStatic && isOpenBSD) then "yes" else "no"}"
+    # not with BSDs, when it does clash with the regular `getenv`.
+    "bash_cv_getenv_redef=${if !(with stdenv.hostPlatform; isStatic && (isOpenBSD || isFreeBSD)) then "yes" else "no"}"
   ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isCygwin [
     "--without-libintl-prefix"
     "--without-libiconv-prefix"