--- Makefile.orig	2016-01-12 12:26:06 UTC
+++ Makefile
@@ -75,6 +75,11 @@ OBJS:=$(filter-out src/pulse.o, $(OBJS))
 LIBS:=$(filter-out -lpulse, $(LIBS)) -lpthread
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(OS),FreeBSD)
+OBJS:=$(filter-out src/pulse.o, $(OBJS))
+LIBS:=$(filter-out -lpulse, $(LIBS)) -lpthread
+endif
+
 src/%.o: src/%.c include/i3status.h
 	$(CC) $(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) -c -o $@ $<
 	@echo " CC $<"
--- src/print_volume.c.orig	2016-01-12 12:27:47 UTC
+++ src/print_volume.c
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ void print_volume(yajl_gen json_gen, cha
         free(instance);
     }
 
-#ifndef __OpenBSD__
+#if !defined(__OPENBSD__) && !defined(__FreeBSD__)
     /* Try PulseAudio first */
 
     /* If the device name has the format "pulse[:N]" where N is the