diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index acda9752..c6aa0a08 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -372,6 +372,10 @@ if(UNIX AND NOT DBUS_DISABLE_ASSERT)
         string(APPEND CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS " -Wl,--export-dynamic")
         string(APPEND CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS " -Wl,--export-dynamic")
     endif()
+    if (CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME STREQUAL FreeBSD)
+        string(APPEND CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS " -lexecinfo")
+        string(APPEND CMAKE_EXE_LINKER_FLAGS " -lexecinfo")
+    endif()
     set(DBUS_BUILT_R_DYNAMIC 1)
 endif()
 
diff --git a/dbus/meson.build b/dbus/meson.build
index d2acd059..4c9f7be1 100644
--- a/dbus/meson.build
+++ b/dbus/meson.build
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ dbus_dependencies = [
     valgrind.partial_dependency(compile_args: true),
 ]
 
+if asserts and host_machine.system() == 'freebsd'
+    execinfo_dep = declare_dependency(link_args: '-lexecinfo')
+    dbus_dependencies += execinfo_dep
+endif
+
 # source code that goes in the installed client library
 # and is specific to library functionality
 dbus_lib_sources = [