diff --git a/src/nimib/paths.nim b/src/nimib/paths.nim
index c8b7fdd5..d7f9c11f 100644
--- a/src/nimib/paths.nim
+++ b/src/nimib/paths.nim
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-import "$nim/compiler/pathutils"
+when defined(FreeBSD):
+  import "$nim/lib/compiler/pathutils"
+else:
+  import "$nim/compiler/pathutils"
 export pathutils
 import os, strutils, hashes
 
@@ -53,4 +56,4 @@ template withDir*(dir: AbsoluteDir, body: untyped): untyped =
 proc getExt*(filename: string): string =
   let i = filename.searchExtPos
   if i > 0 and filename.len > i:
-    result = filename[(i+1) .. ^1]
\ No newline at end of file
+    result = filename[(i+1) .. ^1]