diff --git a/cmake/utils.cmake b/cmake/utils.cmake
index fc75ef4f..9a2b410f 100755
--- a/cmake/utils.cmake
+++ b/cmake/utils.cmake
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ if(${PLATFORM} MATCHES "Desktop")
   endif()
 endif()
 
+# Ugly crutch. Temporary workaround for #551
+if("${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}" MATCHES "(Free|Net|Open)BSD")
+    link_directories("/usr/local/lib")
+endif()
+
 if(CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL Linux)
   set(LINUX TRUE)
   set(LIBS_PRIVATE dl ${LIBS_PRIVATE})