diff --git a/configure b/configure
index c63b5c8793..c390a14757 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -7548,6 +7548,9 @@ $_def_vcd
 #elif defined(__OpenBSD__)
 #define DEFAULT_CDROM_DEVICE	"/dev/rcd0a"
 #define DEFAULT_DVD_DEVICE	DEFAULT_CDROM_DEVICE
+#elif defined(__FreeBSD__)
+#define DEFAULT_CDROM_DEVICE	"/dev/acd0"
+#define DEFAULT_DVD_DEVICE	DEFAULT_CDROM_DEVICE
 #else
 #define DEFAULT_CDROM_DEVICE    "/dev/cdrom"
 #define DEFAULT_DVD_DEVICE	"/dev/dvd"