diff --git a/helpful-things/Makefile b/helpful-things/Makefile
index b5be64c..4c2d661 100644
--- a/helpful-things/Makefile
+++ b/helpful-things/Makefile
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 # You can use this makefile in your
 # build directory to drive ninja builds.
 
-processor_count=$(shell grep -c "^processor" /proc/cpuinfo)
-#count=$(shell expr ${processor_count} - 1)
+# The makefile requires gnu make
+
+ifneq ("$(wildcard /proc/cpuinfo)","")
+	processor_count=$(shell grep -c "^processor" /proc/cpuinfo)
+else # Assume FreeBSD for now...
+	processor_count=`sysctl -n kern.smp.cpus`
+endif
 count=$(shell expr $(processor_count) - 1 )
 
 __primary: test