diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/de/desktop-file-utils/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/de/desktop-file-utils/package.nix
index 387a43b5ae89..4732b764c4e5 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/de/desktop-file-utils/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/de/desktop-file-utils/package.nix
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/desktop-file-utils";
     description = "Command line utilities for working with .desktop files";
-    platforms = platforms.linux ++ platforms.darwin;
+    platforms = platforms.linux ++ platforms.darwin ++ platforms.freebsd;
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
   };
 }