diff -ru eclipse.platform.runtime/bundles/org.eclipse.core.runtime/src/org/eclipse/core/internal/runtime/InternalPlatform.java eclipse.platform.runtime/bundles/org.eclipse.core.runtime/src/org/eclipse/core/internal/runtime/InternalPlatform.java
--- eclipse.platform.runtime/bundles/org.eclipse.core.runtime/src/org/eclipse/core/internal/runtime/InternalPlatform.java	0000-00-00 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
+++ eclipse.platform.runtime/bundles/org.eclipse.core.runtime/src/org/eclipse/core/internal/runtime/InternalPlatform.java	0000-00-00 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
 
 	private Map<Bundle, Log> logs = new ConcurrentHashMap<>(5);
 
-	private static final String[] OS_LIST = { Platform.OS_LINUX, Platform.OS_MACOSX, Platform.OS_WIN32 };
+	private static final String[] OS_LIST = { Platform.OS_FREEBSD, Platform.OS_LINUX, Platform.OS_MACOSX, Platform.OS_WIN32 };
 	private String password = ""; //$NON-NLS-1$
 	private static final String PASSWORD = "-password"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 
diff -ru eclipse.platform.runtime/bundles/org.eclipse.core.runtime/src/org/eclipse/core/runtime/Platform.java eclipse.platform.runtime/bundles/org.eclipse.core.runtime/src/org/eclipse/core/runtime/Platform.java
--- eclipse.platform.runtime/bundles/org.eclipse.core.runtime/src/org/eclipse/core/runtime/Platform.java	0000-00-00 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
+++ eclipse.platform.runtime/bundles/org.eclipse.core.runtime/src/org/eclipse/core/runtime/Platform.java	0000-00-00 00:00:00.000000000 +0000
@@ -206,6 +206,8 @@
 	 */
 	public static final String OS_LINUX = "linux";//$NON-NLS-1$
 
+	public static final String OS_FREEBSD = "freebsd";//$NON-NLS-1$
+
 	/**
 	 * Constant string (value "aix") indicating the platform is running on an
 	 * AIX-based operating system.