diff --git a/modules/core/src/opencl/runtime/opencl_core.cpp b/modules/core/src/opencl/runtime/opencl_core.cpp
index 9885e4d647..db2385a258 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/opencl/runtime/opencl_core.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/src/opencl/runtime/opencl_core.cpp
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ static void* WinGetProcAddress(const char* name)
 #define CV_CL_GET_PROC_ADDRESS(name) WinGetProcAddress(name)
 #endif // _WIN32
 
-#if defined(__linux__)
+#if defined(__linux__) || defined(__FreeBSD__)
 #include <dlfcn.h>
 #include <stdio.h>