diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/dhcpcd/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/dhcpcd/default.nix
index 158097d7c166..ea79ea7d49dc 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/dhcpcd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/dhcpcd/default.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 , fetchFromGitHub
 , pkg-config
 , udev
+, freebsd
 , runtimeShellPackage
 , runtimeShell
 , nixosTests
@@ -22,8 +23,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
   buildInputs = [
-    udev
     runtimeShellPackage # So patchShebangs finds a bash suitable for the installed scripts
+  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [
+    udev
+  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isFreeBSD [
+    freebsd.libcapsicum
+    freebsd.libcasper
   ];
 
   postPatch = ''
@@ -52,7 +57,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   installFlags = [ "DBDIR=$(TMPDIR)/db" "SYSCONFDIR=${placeholder "out"}/etc" ];
 
   # Check that the udev plugin got built.
-  postInstall = lib.optionalString (udev != null) "[ -e ${placeholder "out"}/lib/dhcpcd/dev/udev.so ]";
+  postInstall = lib.optionalString (udev != null && stdenv.isLinux) "[ -e ${placeholder "out"}/lib/dhcpcd/dev/udev.so ]";
 
   passthru = {
     inherit enablePrivSep;
@@ -62,7 +67,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "A client for the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)";
     homepage = "https://roy.marples.name/projects/dhcpcd";
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    platforms = platforms.linux ++ platforms.freebsd;
     license = licenses.bsd2;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ eelco ];
     mainProgram = "dhcpcd";