diff --git a/doc/bugs/FreeBSD_patches.mdwn b/doc/bugs/FreeBSD_patches.mdwn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b83ec8d379
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/bugs/FreeBSD_patches.mdwn
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+diff --git a/git-annex.cabal b/git-annex.cabal
+index 0a50878eb..63d79bde9 100644
+--- a/git-annex.cabal
++++ b/git-annex.cabal
+@@ -396,8 +396,7 @@ Executable git-annex
+     GHC-Options: -O0
+ 
+   -- Avoid linking with unused dynamic libaries.
+-  -- (Only tested on Linux).
+-  if os(Linux)
++  if os(Linux) || os(freebsd)
+     GHC-Options: -optl-Wl,--as-needed
+ 
+   if (os(windows))
+@@ -517,7 +516,7 @@ Executable git-annex
+             Other-Modules: Utility.DirWatcher.Kqueue
+ 
+   if flag(Dbus)
+-    if (os(linux))
++    if os(linux) || os(freebsd)
+       Build-Depends: dbus (>= 0.10.7), fdo-notify (>= 0.3)
+       CPP-Options: -DWITH_DBUS -DWITH_DESKTOP_NOTIFY -DWITH_DBUS_NOTIFICATIONS
+       Other-Modules: Utility.DBus