diff --git a/cmake/Modules/FindLibUSB.cmake b/cmake/Modules/FindLibUSB.cmake
index 97f3db6..54d57a5 100644
--- a/cmake/Modules/FindLibUSB.cmake
+++ b/cmake/Modules/FindLibUSB.cmake
@@ -8,7 +8,16 @@ if(NOT LIBUSB_FOUND)
     /usr/local/include
   )
 
-  find_library(LIBUSB_LIBRARIES NAMES usb-1.0
+#standard library name for libusb-1.0
+set(libusb1_library_names usb-1.0)
+
+#libusb-1.0 compatible library on freebsd
+if((CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "FreeBSD") OR (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL "kFreeBSD"))
+    list(APPEND libusb1_library_names usb)
+endif()
+
+  find_library(LIBUSB_LIBRARIES
+    NAMES ${libusb1_library_names}
     PATHS
     ${LIBUSB_PKG_LIBRARY_DIRS}
     /usr/lib