diff --git a/uwsgiconfig.py b/uwsgiconfig.py
index 926aa1f9..4be19555 100644
--- a/uwsgiconfig.py
+++ b/uwsgiconfig.py
@@ -1058,7 +1058,7 @@ class uConf(object):
 
         self.embed_config = None
 
-        if uwsgi_os == 'Linux':
+        if uwsgi_os in ('Linux','FreeBSD'):
             self.embed_config = os.environ.get('UWSGI_EMBED_CONFIG')
             if not self.embed_config:
                 self.embed_config = self.get('embed_config')