diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 8d78a844b1..905d686a2b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -256,7 +256,8 @@ LAPACK_URL=http://www.netlib.org/lapack/lapack-3.4.1.tgz
 
 lapack-3.4.1.tgz :
 ifndef NOFORTRAN
-ifeq ($(OSNAME), Darwin)
+#http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7656425/makefile-ifeq-logical-or
+ifeq ($(OSNAME), $(filter $(OSNAME),Darwin FreeBSD NetBSD))
 	curl -O $(LAPACK_URL)
 else
 	wget $(LAPACK_URL)
diff --git a/Makefile.system b/Makefile.system
index ef2e8fcdd8..c9e74faa64 100644
--- a/Makefile.system
+++ b/Makefile.system
@@ -108,6 +108,14 @@ export MACOSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=10.2
 MD5SUM = md5 -r
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(OSNAME), FreeBSD)
+MD5SUM = md5 -r
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(OSNAME), NetBSD)
+MD5SUM = md5 -r
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(OSNAME), Linux)
 EXTRALIB	+= -lm
 endif