diff --git a/include/spdlog/details/spdlog_impl.h b/include/spdlog/details/spdlog_impl.h
index f3e5bf2a..b6ba5ad0 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/details/spdlog_impl.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/details/spdlog_impl.h
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ inline std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> spdlog::stderr_logger_st(const std::strin
     return create_console_logger(logger_name, sinks::stderr_sink_st::instance(), color);
 }
 
-#if defined(__linux__) || defined(__APPLE__)
+#if defined(__linux__) || defined(__APPLE__) || defined(__FreeBSD__)
 // Create syslog logger
 inline std::shared_ptr<spdlog::logger> spdlog::syslog_logger(const std::string& logger_name, const std::string& syslog_ident, int syslog_option)
 {
diff --git a/include/spdlog/spdlog.h b/include/spdlog/spdlog.h
index 3370307c..8a0ba08f 100644
--- a/include/spdlog/spdlog.h
+++ b/include/spdlog/spdlog.h
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ std::shared_ptr<logger> stderr_logger_st(const std::string& logger_name, bool co
 //
 // Create and register a syslog logger
 //
-#if defined(__linux__) || defined(__APPLE__)
+#if defined(__linux__) || defined(__APPLE__) || defined(__FreeBSD__)
 std::shared_ptr<logger> syslog_logger(const std::string& logger_name, const std::string& ident = "", int syslog_option = 0);
 #endif