diff --git a/src/libstore/build.cc b/src/libstore/build.cc
index 3adad662d..4809a5a57 100644
--- a/src/libstore/build.cc
+++ b/src/libstore/build.cc
@@ -1251,6 +1251,8 @@ static bool canBuildLocally(const string & platform)
 #if __linux__
         || (platform == "i686-linux" && settings.thisSystem == "x86_64-linux")
 #endif
+        || (platform == "i686-linux" && settings.thisSystem == "x86_64-freebsd")
+        || (platform == "i686-linux" && settings.thisSystem == "i686-freebsd")
         ;
 }