diff --git a/src/libexpr/local.mk b/src/libexpr/local.mk
index d1b1987fb..5de9ccc6d 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/local.mk
+++ b/src/libexpr/local.mk
@@ -10,7 +10,10 @@ libexpr_CXXFLAGS := -Wno-deprecated-register
 
 libexpr_LIBS = libutil libstore libformat
 
-libexpr_LDFLAGS = -ldl
+libexpr_LDFLAGS =
+ifneq ($(OS), FreeBSD)
+ libexpr_LDFLAGS += -ldl
+endif
 
 # The dependency on libgc must be propagated (i.e. meaning that
 # programs/libraries that use libexpr must explicitly pass -lgc),