diff --git a/pkg/cmd/grafana-cli/utils/grafana_path.go b/pkg/cmd/grafana-cli/utils/grafana_path.go
index fa6dc46d783..afb622bbb93 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/grafana-cli/utils/grafana_path.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/grafana-cli/utils/grafana_path.go
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ func returnOsDefault(currentOs string) string {
 		return "../data/plugins"
 	case "darwin":
 		return "/usr/local/var/lib/grafana/plugins"
+	case "freebsd":
+		return "/var/db/grafana/plugins"
 	default: //"linux"
 		return "/var/lib/grafana/plugins"
 	}