diff --git a/GNUmakefile b/GNUmakefile
index 7353c3a..c52c09a 100644
--- a/GNUmakefile
+++ b/GNUmakefile
@@ -4,9 +4,27 @@ ifndef VLC_SUPPORT
 	VLC_SUPPORT = true
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(shell uname)),FreeBSD)
+	BSD          = true
+endif
+ifeq ($(shell uname)),NetBSD)
+	BSD          = true
+endif
+ifeq ($(shell uname)),OpenBSD)
+	BSD          = true
+endif
+ifeq ($(shell uname)),DragonFly)
+	BSD          = true
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(SINGLE_USER),false)
+ifneq ($(BSD),true)
 	BASE_PATH    = /usr
 	VLC_LIB_PATH = ${PREFIX}/usr/lib
+else
+	BASE_PATH    = /usr/local
+	VLC_LIB_PATH = ${PREFIX}/usr/local/lib	
+endif
 else
 	BASE_PATH    = ${HOME}/.local
 	VLC_LIB_PATH = ${HOME}/.local/share