diff --git a/src/Makefile.shlib b/src/Makefile.shlib
index 838f880469..60ead6597c 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.shlib
+++ b/src/Makefile.shlib
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # Copyright (c) 1998, Regents of the University of California
 #
 # IDENTIFICATION
-#    $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/Makefile.shlib,v 1.2 1998/10/28 06:49:04 thomas Exp $
+#    $Header: /cvsroot/pgsql/src/Makefile.shlib,v 1.3 1998/10/31 03:58:51 scrappy Exp $
 #
 #-------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -56,12 +56,25 @@ install-shlib-dep :=
 # Makefile.global (or really Makefile.port) to supply DLSUFFIX and other
 # symbols.
 
+ifeq ($(PORTNAME), freebsd)
+  ifdef BSD_SHLIB
+    install-shlib-dep	:= install-shlib
+    shlib		:= lib$(NAME)$(DLSUFFIX).$(SO_MAJOR_VERSION).$(SO_MINOR_VERSION)
+    ifdef ELF_SYSTEM
+      LDFLAGS_SL	:= -x -Bshareable
+    else
+      LDFLAGS_SL	:= -x -Bshareable -Bforcearchive
+    endif
+    CFLAGS		+= $(CFLAGS_SL)
+  endif
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(PORTNAME), bsd)
   ifdef BSD_SHLIB
     install-shlib-dep	:= install-shlib
-    shlib				:= lib$(NAME)$(DLSUFFIX).$(SO_MAJOR_VERSION).$(SO_MINOR_VERSION)
-    LDFLAGS_SL			:= -x -Bshareable -Bforcearchive
-    CFLAGS				+= $(CFLAGS_SL)
+    shlib		:= lib$(NAME)$(DLSUFFIX).$(SO_MAJOR_VERSION).$(SO_MINOR_VERSION)
+    LDFLAGS_SL		:= -x -Bshareable -Bforcearchive
+    CFLAGS		+= $(CFLAGS_SL)
   endif
 endif
 
diff --git a/src/configure b/src/configure
index 1bfe87c27d..277b4783a2 100755
--- a/src/configure
+++ b/src/configure
@@ -618,7 +618,7 @@ case "$host_os" in
    linux*) os=linux need_tas=no ;;
     bsdi*) os=bsdi need_tas=no ;;
  freebsd3*) os=freebsd need_tas=no elf=yes ;;
- freebsd1*) os=freebsd need_tas=no ;;
+ freebsd12*) os=freebsd need_tas=no ;;
   netbsd*|openbsd*) os=bsd need_tas=no ;;
     dgux*) os=dgux need_tas=no ;;
      aix*) os=aix need_tas=no ;;
diff --git a/src/configure.in b/src/configure.in
index 8e18203961..6293c599a9 100644
--- a/src/configure.in
+++ b/src/configure.in
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ case "$host_os" in
    linux*) os=linux need_tas=no ;;
     bsdi*) os=bsdi need_tas=no ;;
  freebsd3*) os=freebsd need_tas=no elf=yes ;;
- freebsd1*) os=freebsd need_tas=no ;;
+ freebsd[12]*) os=freebsd need_tas=no ;;
   netbsd*|openbsd*) os=bsd need_tas=no ;;
     dgux*) os=dgux need_tas=no ;;
      aix*) os=aix need_tas=no ;;
diff --git a/src/makefiles/Makefile.freebsd b/src/makefiles/Makefile.freebsd
index 4a852a4b04..46f5a7f961 100644
--- a/src/makefiles/Makefile.freebsd
+++ b/src/makefiles/Makefile.freebsd
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 	@${AR} cq $@.pic `lorder $<.obj | tsort`
 	${RANLIB} $@.pic
 	@rm -f $@
-	ifdef ELF_SYSTEM
-		$(LD) -x -Bshareable -o $@ $@.pic
-	else
-	        $(LD) -x -Bshareable -Bforcearchive -o $@ $@.pic
-	endif
+ifdef ELF_SYSTEM
+	$(LD) -x -Bshareable -o $@ $@.pic
+else
+        $(LD) -x -Bshareable -Bforcearchive -o $@ $@.pic
+endif