diff --git a/util/kconfig/mconf-cfg.sh b/util/kconfig/mconf-cfg.sh
index b520e407a8..2047e626b4 100755
--- a/util/kconfig/mconf-cfg.sh
+++ b/util/kconfig/mconf-cfg.sh
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ if [ -f /usr/include/ncurses/ncurses.h ]; then
 	exit 0
 fi
 
+# We'll want to be able to build on (Free)BSD:
+if [ -f /usr/include/ncurses.h ]; then
+	echo libs=\"-lncurses\"
+	exit 0
+fi
+
 # As a final fallback before giving up, check if $HOSTCC knows of a default
 # ncurses installation (e.g. from a vendor-specific sysroot).
 if echo '#include <ncurses.h>' | ${HOSTCC} -E - >/dev/null 2>&1; then
diff --git a/util/kconfig/patches/0013-util-kconfig-detect-ncurses-on-FreeBSD.patch b/util/kconfig/patches/0013-util-kconfig-detect-ncurses-on-FreeBSD.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8442349941
--- /dev/null
+++ b/util/kconfig/patches/0013-util-kconfig-detect-ncurses-on-FreeBSD.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+From 8512ae9b9bd83f6051f63b0673903283788a2d12 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Idwer Vollering <vidwer@gmail.com>
+Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2021 20:15:29 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] util/kconfig: detect ncurses on FreeBSD
+
+Signed-off-by: Idwer Vollering <vidwer@gmail.com>
+Change-Id: I4344ba2116c0b8618357db4248d993509cbb666e
+---
+ util/kconfig/mconf-cfg.sh | 6 ++++++
+ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/util/kconfig/mconf-cfg.sh b/util/kconfig/mconf-cfg.sh
+index b520e407a8..2047e626b4 100755
+--- a/util/kconfig/mconf-cfg.sh
++++ b/util/kconfig/mconf-cfg.sh
+@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ if [ -f /usr/include/ncurses/ncurses.h ]; then
+ 	exit 0
+ fi
+ 
++# We'll want to be able to build on (Free)BSD:
++if [ -f /usr/include/ncurses.h ]; then
++	echo libs=\"-lncurses\"
++	exit 0
++fi
++
+ # As a final fallback before giving up, check if $HOSTCC knows of a default
+ # ncurses installation (e.g. from a vendor-specific sysroot).
+ if echo '#include <ncurses.h>' | ${HOSTCC} -E - >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+-- 
+2.31.1
+
diff --git a/util/kconfig/patches/series b/util/kconfig/patches/series
index 8497f16728..dfc614ec58 100644
--- a/util/kconfig/patches/series
+++ b/util/kconfig/patches/series
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@
 0010-reenable-source-in-choice.patch
 0011-remove-include-config-hardcodes.patch
 0012-safer-tmpfiles.patch
+0013-util-kconfig-detect-ncurses-on-FreeBSD.patch