diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 7d2a34e036..5e66828e64 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -582,6 +582,8 @@ FreeBSD)
   audio_possible_drivers="oss sdl pa"
   # needed for kinfo_getvmmap(3) in libutil.h
   LIBS="-lutil $LIBS"
+  # needed for kinfo_getproc
+  libs_qga="-lutil $libs_qga"
   netmap=""  # enable netmap autodetect
   HOST_VARIANT_DIR="freebsd"
 ;;
diff --git a/util/oslib-posix.c b/util/oslib-posix.c
index 67c65893a4..f63146407f 100644
--- a/util/oslib-posix.c
+++ b/util/oslib-posix.c
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 
 #ifdef __FreeBSD__
 #include <sys/sysctl.h>
+#include <sys/user.h>
 #include <libutil.h>
 #endif