diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7f517fc..376d585 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ stream
 *.o
 .cache
 build/
+build-em/
 out/
 .vs/
 .vscode/
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 35766e5..6552b28 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -22,12 +22,20 @@ ifeq ($(UNAME_S),Darwin)
 	CFLAGS   += -pthread
 	CXXFLAGS += -pthread
 endif
+ifeq ($(UNAME_S),FreeBSD)
+	CFLAGS   += -pthread
+	CXXFLAGS += -pthread
+endif
 
 # Architecture specific
 # TODO: probably these flags need to be tweaked on some architectures
+#       feel free to update the Makefile for your architecture and send a pull request or issue
 ifeq ($(UNAME_M),x86_64)
 	CFLAGS += -mavx -mavx2 -mfma -mf16c
 endif
+ifeq ($(UNAME_M),amd64)
+	CFLAGS += -mavx -mavx2 -mfma -mf16c
+endif
 ifneq ($(filter arm%,$(UNAME_M)),)
 	# Mac M1
 endif
diff --git a/ggml.c b/ggml.c
index 6608300..6c585d8 100644
--- a/ggml.c
+++ b/ggml.c
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 #if defined(_MSC_VER) || defined(__MINGW32__)
 #include <malloc.h> // using malloc.h with MSC/MINGW
-#else
+#elif !defined(__FreeBSD__)
 #include <alloca.h>
 #endif