diff --git a/src/native/libs/System.IO.Compression.Native/CMakeLists.txt b/src/native/libs/System.IO.Compression.Native/CMakeLists.txt
index e13e1271809b1..5df69d109c387 100644
--- a/src/native/libs/System.IO.Compression.Native/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/native/libs/System.IO.Compression.Native/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ if (NOT CLR_CMAKE_TARGET_BROWSER AND NOT CLR_CMAKE_TARGET_WASI)
 
     if (CLR_CMAKE_USE_SYSTEM_BROTLI)
         add_definitions(-DFEATURE_USE_SYSTEM_BROTLI)
+        if (CLR_CMAKE_HOST_FREEBSD)
+            set(CMAKE_REQUIRED_INCLUDES ${CROSS_ROOTFS}/usr/local/include)
+        endif()
     else ()
         include(${CLR_SRC_NATIVE_DIR}/external/brotli.cmake)