diff --git a/tdeio/tdeio/connection.cpp b/tdeio/tdeio/connection.cpp
index 50427aecf..fa316f56d 100644
--- a/tdeio/tdeio/connection.cpp
+++ b/tdeio/tdeio/connection.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
 #include <kdebug.h>
 #include <tqsocketnotifier.h>
 
-#if defined(__OpenBSD__)
+#if defined(__OpenBSD__) || defined(__FreeBSD__)
 #define __progname getprogname()
 #else
 extern char *__progname;
diff --git a/tdeio/tdeio/kurlcompletion.cpp b/tdeio/tdeio/kurlcompletion.cpp
index 9184e0d02..890f9f28c 100644
--- a/tdeio/tdeio/kurlcompletion.cpp
+++ b/tdeio/tdeio/kurlcompletion.cpp
@@ -778,13 +778,13 @@ bool KURLCompletion::userCompletion(const MyURL &url, TQString *match)
 // Environment variables
 //
 
-#if !defined(__OpenBSD__)
+#if !defined(__OpenBSD__) && !defined(__FreeBSD__)
 extern char **environ; // Array of environment variables
 #endif
 
 bool KURLCompletion::envCompletion(const MyURL &url, TQString *match)
 {
-#if defined(__OpenBSD__)
+#if defined(__OpenBSD__) || defined(__FreeBSD__)
 	return false;
 #else
 	if ( url.file().at(0) != '$' )
diff --git a/tdeprint/cups/make_driver_db_cups.cpp b/tdeprint/cups/make_driver_db_cups.cpp
index a6dec1169..9b700111f 100644
--- a/tdeprint/cups/make_driver_db_cups.cpp
+++ b/tdeprint/cups/make_driver_db_cups.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
  **/
 
 #include <config.h>
+#ifndef _GNU_SOURCE
+#define _GNU_SOURCE   /* Needed for getline */
+#endif
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
diff --git a/tdeprint/ppdloader.cpp b/tdeprint/ppdloader.cpp
index a194c1c12..fd243b0f9 100644
--- a/tdeprint/ppdloader.cpp
+++ b/tdeprint/ppdloader.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
  *  Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
  **/
 
+#ifndef _GNU_SOURCE
+#define _GNU_SOURCE   /* Needed for getline */
+#endif
+
 #include "ppdloader.h"
 #include "foomatic2loader.h"
 #include "driver.h"