diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index 3f226317c6c4..26b08774e8c8 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -3339,6 +3339,8 @@ kfreebsd*)
     GUIBASE=unx
     OS=LINUX
     RTL_OS=kFreeBSD
+    P_SEP=:
+
     case "$host_cpu" in
 
     i*86)