diff --git a/desktop/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/desktop/DesktopLauncher.java b/desktop/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/desktop/DesktopLauncher.java
index 667ed6118..243402c75 100644
--- a/desktop/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/desktop/DesktopLauncher.java
+++ b/desktop/src/main/java/com/shatteredpixel/shatteredpixeldungeon/desktop/DesktopLauncher.java
@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@ import com.badlogic.gdx.Gdx;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.backends.lwjgl3.Lwjgl3Application;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.backends.lwjgl3.Lwjgl3ApplicationConfiguration;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.backends.lwjgl3.Lwjgl3FileHandle;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.backends.lwjgl3.Lwjgl3NativesLoader;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.backends.lwjgl3.Lwjgl3Preferences;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.files.FileHandle;
+import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.GdxNativesLoader;
 import com.badlogic.gdx.utils.SharedLibraryLoader;
 import com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.SPDSettings;
 import com.shatteredpixel.shatteredpixeldungeon.ShatteredPixelDungeon;
@@ -51,6 +53,15 @@ public class DesktopLauncher {
 		if (!DesktopLaunchValidator.verifyValidJVMState(args)){
 			return;
 		}
+
+		//detection for FreeBSD (which is equivalent to linux for us)
+		//TODO might want to merge request this to libGDX
+		if (System.getProperty("os.name").contains("FreeBSD")) {
+			SharedLibraryLoader.isLinux = true;
+			//this overrides incorrect values set in SharedLibraryLoader's static initializer
+			SharedLibraryLoader.isIos = false;
+			SharedLibraryLoader.is64Bit = System.getProperty("os.arch").contains("64") || System.getProperty("os.arch").startsWith("armv8");
+		}
 		
 		final String title;
 		if (DesktopLauncher.class.getPackage().getSpecificationTitle() == null){