diff --git a/src/pipewire/impl-core.c b/src/pipewire/impl-core.c
index 5e9ae6b30..d491f994a 100644
--- a/src/pipewire/impl-core.c
+++ b/src/pipewire/impl-core.c
@@ -29,6 +29,24 @@
 #endif
 #include <sys/random.h>
 
+#ifdef __FreeBSD__
+#include <sys/param.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+// FreeBSD versions < 12 do not have getrandom() syscall
+// Give a poor-man implementation here
+// Can be removed after September 30, 2021
+#if __FreeBSD_version < 1200000
+ssize_t getrandom(void *buf, size_t buflen, unsigned int flags) {
+	int fd = open("/dev/random", O_CLOEXEC);
+	if (fd < 0)
+		return -1;
+	ssize_t bytes = read(fd, buf, buflen);
+	close(fd);
+	return bytes;
+}
+#endif
+#endif
+
 #include <spa/debug/types.h>
 
 #include "pipewire/impl.h"