diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libffi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libffi/default.nix
index 7cd8972672c..9db9b801952 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libffi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libffi/default.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   postInstall =
     # Install headers in the right place.
-    '' ln -srv "$out/lib/"libffi*/include "$out/include"
+    '' ln -s${if stdenv.isFreeBSD then "" else "r"}v "$out/lib/"libffi*/include "$out/include"
     '';
 
   meta = {