diff --git a/tests/runtest.sh b/tests/runtest.sh
index 12b0e6d74..5c45fc74f 100755
--- a/tests/runtest.sh
+++ b/tests/runtest.sh
@@ -113,6 +113,10 @@ case $OSName in
         libExtension="so"
         ;;

+    FreeBSD)
+        libExtension="so"
+        ;;
+
     NetBSD)
         libExtension="so"
         ;;
@@ -736,7 +740,9 @@ function run_test {
 }

 # Variables for running tests in the background
-if [ `uname` = "NetBSD" ]; then
+if [ `uname` = "FreeBSD" ]; then
+    NumProc=$(getconf NPROCESSORS_ONLN)
+elif [ `uname` = "NetBSD" ]; then
     NumProc=$(getconf NPROCESSORS_ONLN)
 elif [ `uname` = "Darwin" ]; then
     NumProc=$(getconf _NPROCESSORS_ONLN)
@@ -749,6 +755,7 @@ else
         NumProc=1
     fi
 fi
+
 ((maxProcesses = $NumProc * 3 / 2)) # long tests delay process creation, use a few more processors

 ((processCount = 0))
@@ -783,6 +790,7 @@ function waitany {
 function get_available_process_index {
     local pid
     local i=0
+
     for (( i=0; i<$maxProcesses; i++ )); do
         pid=${processIds[$i]}
         if [ -z "$pid" ] || [ "$pid" == "$pidNone" ]; then