--- mpi/config.links.orig	2018-01-22 12:14:47 UTC
+++ mpi/config.links
@@ -301,8 +301,8 @@ case "${host}" in
        mpi_cpu_arch="ppc"
        ;;
 
-    powerpc*-*-netbsd* | powerpc*-*-openbsd*)
-       echo '/* configured {Open,Net}BSD on powerpc */' >>./mpi/asm-syntax.h
+    powerpc*-*-netbsd* | powerpc*-*-openbsd* | powerpc-*-freebsd* | powerpcspe-*-freebsd*)
+       echo '/* configured {Open,Net,Free}BSD on powerpc */' >>./mpi/asm-syntax.h
        echo '#define ELF_SYNTAX'                 >>./mpi/asm-syntax.h
        cat   $srcdir/mpi/powerpc32/syntax.h	 >>./mpi/asm-syntax.h
        mpi_sflags="-Wa,-mppc"