diff --git a/src/pages.c b/src/pages.c
index 9f3085cb..13de27a0 100644
--- a/src/pages.c
+++ b/src/pages.c
@@ -419,6 +419,12 @@ os_page_detect(void) {
 	SYSTEM_INFO si;
 	GetSystemInfo(&si);
 	return si.dwPageSize;
+#elif defined(__FreeBSD__)
+	/*
+	 * This returns the value obtained from
+	 * the auxv vector, avoiding a syscall.
+	 */
+	return getpagesize();
 #else
 	long result = sysconf(_SC_PAGESIZE);
 	if (result == -1) {