diff --git a/crates/terminal/src/terminal_settings.rs b/crates/terminal/src/terminal_settings.rs
index 589dd679964279a153edcce309374d4d8ca393f9..daebb9924efcb3ea035ff9d4c96d89e179ca7142 100644
--- a/crates/terminal/src/terminal_settings.rs
+++ b/crates/terminal/src/terminal_settings.rs
@@ -293,6 +293,8 @@ impl settings::Settings for TerminalSettings {
         let platform = "linux";
         #[cfg(target_os = "macos")]
         let platform = "osx";
+        #[cfg(target_os = "freebsd")]
+        let platform = "freebsd";
 
         // TODO: handle arguments
         let shell_name = format!("{platform}Exec");