diff --git a/extern/ode/dist/FreeBSD-patch b/extern/ode/dist/FreeBSD-patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c1a94ae62c3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extern/ode/dist/FreeBSD-patch
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+diff -u -w -r1.2 Makefile
+--- Makefile	4 Nov 2002 21:55:48 -0000	1.2
++++ Makefile	4 Jan 2003 20:18:18 -0000
+@@ -243,13 +243,13 @@
+ 	-$(DEL_CMD) $(ODE_OBJECTS) $(ODE_TEST_EXE) $(ODE_LIB) $(DRAWSTUFF_OBJECTS) $(DRAWSTUFF_TEST_EXE) $(DRAWSTUFF_LIB) ode/test/*$(OBJ) drawstuff/dstest/*$(OBJ) $(CONFIGURATOR_EXE) $(CONFIG_H)
+ 
+ %$(OBJ): %.c
+-	$(CC) $(C_FLAGS) $(C_INC)$(INCPATH) $(DEFINES) $(C_OPT)1 $(C_OUT)$@ $<
++	$(CC) $(C_FLAGS) $(C_INC)$(INCPATH) -I/usr/X11R6/include $(DEFINES) $(C_OPT)1 $(C_OUT)$@ $<
+ 
+ %$(OBJ): %.cpp
+-	$(CC) $(C_FLAGS) $(C_INC)$(INCPATH) $(DEFINES) $(C_OPT)$(OPT) $(C_OUT)$@ $<
++	$(CC) $(C_FLAGS) $(C_INC)$(INCPATH) -I/usr/X11R6/include $(DEFINES) $(C_OPT)$(OPT) $(C_OUT)$@ $<
+ 
+ %.exe: %$(OBJ)
+-	$(CC) $(C_EXEOUT)$@ $< $(ODE_LIB) $(DRAWSTUFF_LIB) $(RESOURCE_FILE) $(LINK_OPENGL) $(LINK_MATH)
++	$(CC) $(C_EXEOUT)$@ $< $(ODE_LIB) $(DRAWSTUFF_LIB) $(RESOURCE_FILE) $(LINK_OPENGL) $(LINK_MATH) -lXext
+ 
+ # windows specific rules
+ 
diff --git a/source/Makefile b/source/Makefile
index 37250a8fc9a..64ffcf26903 100644
--- a/source/Makefile
+++ b/source/Makefile
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ endif
 include nan_definitions.mk
 
 DIRS = creator blender kernel gameengine
-ifneq ($(OS),darwin)
+ifneq ($(OS),$(findstring $(OS), "darwin freebsd"))
     DIRS += ode
 endif
 
@@ -47,19 +47,6 @@ ifeq ($(OS),windows)
     DIRS += icons
 endif
 
-# Commented out by mein this is the moble phone stuff.
-#ifeq ($(OS),solaris)
-#  ifeq ($(CPU),sparc)
-#    DIRS += ssr
-#  endif
-#endif
-#
-#ifeq ($(OS),freebsd)
-#  ifeq ($(OS_VERSION),4.5)
-#    DIRS += ssr
-#  endif
-#endif
-
 ########## buildinfo kludge ###################
 CPPFLAGS += -I../Physics/common
 CPPFLAGS += -I../Physics/Dummy
@@ -316,7 +303,7 @@ ifeq ($(OS),freebsd)
     BINTARGETS += blenderssr
   endif
   endif
-    PYLIB = $(NAN_PYTHON)/lib/python$(NAN_PYTHON_VERSION)/config/libpython$(NAN_PYTHON_VERSION).a
+    PYLIB = /usr/local/lib/python$(NAN_PYTHON_VERSION)/config/libpython$(NAN_PYTHON_VERSION).a
     PYLIB += $(NAN_MXTEXTTOOLS) 
 endif
 
diff --git a/source/gameengine/Physics/BlOde/Makefile b/source/gameengine/Physics/BlOde/Makefile
index 99e577be06b..fef57dfbcfa 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/Physics/BlOde/Makefile
+++ b/source/gameengine/Physics/BlOde/Makefile
@@ -52,4 +52,4 @@ CPPFLAGS += -I$(NAN_GUARDEDALLOC)/include
 CPPFLAGS += -I../../Physics/common
 CPPFLAGS += -I../../Physics/Dummy
 # nlin: fix this, should put in NAN_ODE dir
-CPPFLAGS += -I./ode/ode/include
+#CPPFLAGS += -I./ode/ode/include
diff --git a/source/nan_definitions.mk b/source/nan_definitions.mk
index 0f489be7a41..8c93cf07813 100644
--- a/source/nan_definitions.mk
+++ b/source/nan_definitions.mk
@@ -100,7 +100,13 @@ all debug::
     export NAN_SOLID ?= $(SRCHOME)/sumo/SOLID-3.0
     export NAN_SUMO ?= $(SRCHOME)/gameengine/Physics/Sumo
     export NAN_FUZZICS ?= $(SRCHOME)/gameengine/Physics/Sumo/Fuzzics
+
+  ifeq ($(OS),freebsd)
+    export NAN_ODE ?= $(LCGDIR)/ode
+  else
     export NAN_ODE ?= $(SRCHOME)/ode
+  endif
+
   ifeq ($(OS),freebsd)
     export NAN_OPENSSL ?= /usr
   else