diff --git a/cmake/modules/RoottestCTest.cmake b/cmake/modules/RoottestCTest.cmake
index 33c6d59592..a2cdd9d92b 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/RoottestCTest.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/RoottestCTest.cmake
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ if(APPLE)
   set(ROOTTEST_OS_VERSION ${osvers})
 elseif(WIN32)
   set(ROOTTEST_OS_ID Windows)
+elseif(${CMAKE_SYSTEM} MATCHES FreeBSD)
+  execute_process(COMMAND freebsd-version OUTPUT_VARIABLE osvers OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+  set(ROOTTEST_OS_ID FreeBSD)
+  set(ROOTTEST_OS_VERSION ${osvers})
 else()
   execute_process(COMMAND lsb_release -is OUTPUT_VARIABLE osid OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
   execute_process(COMMAND lsb_release -rs OUTPUT_VARIABLE osvers OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
diff --git a/cmake/modules/RoottestMacros.cmake b/cmake/modules/RoottestMacros.cmake
index b3446ab0ac..8ade9d5477 100644
--- a/cmake/modules/RoottestMacros.cmake
+++ b/cmake/modules/RoottestMacros.cmake
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ macro(ROOTTEST_COMPILE_MACRO filename)
         -e "gROOT->SetMacroPath(\"${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}\")"
         -e "gInterpreter->AddIncludePath(\"-I${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}\")"
         -e "gSystem->AddIncludePath(\"-I${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}\")"
+        -e "gSystem->AddIncludePath(\"-I/usr/local/include\")"
         ${RootMacroDirDefines})
 
   set(root_compile_macro ${ROOT_root_CMD} ${RootMacroBuildDefines} -q -l -b)
@@ -588,6 +589,7 @@ macro(ROOTTEST_SETUP_MACROTEST)
                -e "gROOT->SetMacroPath(\"${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}\")"
                -e "gInterpreter->AddIncludePath(\"-I${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}\")"
                -e "gSystem->AddIncludePath(\"-I${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}\")"
+               -e "gSystem->AddIncludePath(\"-I/usr/local/include\")"
                ${RootExternalIncludes} ${RootExeOptions}
                -q -l -b)