diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
index 74c59cb..3b9e833 100644
--- a/build.zig
+++ b/build.zig
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ pub fn Installer(install_config: bool) type {
             try patch_map.put("$PREFIX_DIRECTORY", prefix_directory);
             try patch_map.put("$EXECUTABLE_NAME", executable_name);
 
+            // The "-a" argument doesn't exist on FreeBSD, so we use "-p"
+            // instead to shutdown the system.
+            try patch_map.put("$PLATFORM_SHUTDOWN_ARG", if (init_system == .freebsd) "-p" else "-a");
+
             try install_ly(allocator, patch_map, install_config);
             try install_service(allocator, patch_map);
         }
@@ -359,7 +363,7 @@ pub fn Uninstaller(uninstall_config: bool) type {
                 },
                 .dinit => try deleteFile(allocator, config_directory, "/dinit.d/ly", "dinit service not found"),
                 .sysvinit => try deleteFile(allocator, config_directory, "/init.d/ly", "sysvinit service not found"),
-                .freebsd => try deleteFile(allocator, config_directory, "/rc.d/ly", "freebsd service not found"),
+                .freebsd => try deleteFile(allocator, prefix_directory, "/bin/ly_wrapper", "freebsd wrapper not found"),
             }
         }
     };
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index c9daae7..5a46679 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ To disable TTY 2, go to `/etc/inittab` and comment out the line containing `tty2
 ### FreeBSD
 
 ```
-# zig build installexe -Dprefix_directory=/usr/local -Dinit_system=freebsd
+# zig build installexe -Dprefix_directory=/usr/local -Dconfig_directory=/usr/local/etc -Dinit_system=freebsd
 # sysrc lightdm_enable="NO"
 ```
 
diff --git a/res/config.ini b/res/config.ini
index cb229f7..e67c609 100644
--- a/res/config.ini
+++ b/res/config.ini
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ session_log = ly-session.log
 setup_cmd = $CONFIG_DIRECTORY/ly/setup.sh
 
 # Command executed when pressing shutdown_key
-shutdown_cmd = /sbin/shutdown -a now
+shutdown_cmd = /sbin/shutdown $PLATFORM_SHUTDOWN_ARG now
 
 # Specifies the key used for shutdown (F1-F12)
 shutdown_key = F1