diff --git a/platform/x11/detect.py b/platform/x11/detect.py
index 80afc6129c2..649891ce17d 100644
--- a/platform/x11/detect.py
+++ b/platform/x11/detect.py
@@ -393,9 +393,9 @@ def configure(env):
     # Link those statically for portability
     if env["use_static_cpp"]:
         env.Append(LINKFLAGS=["-static-libgcc", "-static-libstdc++"])
-        if env["use_llvm"]:
+        if env["use_llvm"] and platform.system() != "FreeBSD":
             env["LINKCOM"] = env["LINKCOM"] + " -l:libatomic.a"
 
     else:
-        if env["use_llvm"]:
+        if env["use_llvm"] and platform.system() != "FreeBSD":
             env.Append(LIBS=["atomic"])