diff --git a/llvm/CMakeLists.txt b/llvm/CMakeLists.txt
index f3a09dd9f522..7c315cbe4b0b 100644
--- a/llvm/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/llvm/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -445,6 +445,9 @@ if (APPLE)
 else(UNIX)
   if(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH)
     set(CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH "\$ORIGIN/../lib")
+    if (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES FreeBSD)
+      set(CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS "${CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS} -Wl,-z,origin")
+    endif()
   endif(NOT DEFINED CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH)
 endif()