diff --git a/common-user/host/aarch64/safe-syscall.inc.S b/common-user/host/aarch64/safe-syscall.inc.S
index 73a04b73b3..b8fd5b553e 100644
--- a/common-user/host/aarch64/safe-syscall.inc.S
+++ b/common-user/host/aarch64/safe-syscall.inc.S
@@ -60,17 +60,29 @@ safe_syscall_start:
         cbnz    w10, 2f
         svc     0x0
 safe_syscall_end:
+
         /* code path for having successfully executed the syscall */
+#if defined(__linux__)
+        /* Linux kernel returns (small) negative errno. */
         cmp     x0, #-4096
         b.hi    0f
+#elif defined(__FreeBSD__)
+        /* FreeBSD kernel returns positive errno and C bit set. */
+        b.cs    1f
+#else
+#error "unsupported os"
+#endif
         ret
 
+#if defined(__linux__)
         /* code path setting errno */
 0:      neg     w0, w0
         b       safe_syscall_set_errno_tail
+#endif
 
         /* code path when we didn't execute the syscall */
 2:      mov     w0, #QEMU_ERESTARTSYS
-        b       safe_syscall_set_errno_tail
+1:      b       safe_syscall_set_errno_tail
+
         .cfi_endproc
         .size   safe_syscall_base, .-safe_syscall_base
diff --git a/common-user/host/arm/safe-syscall.inc.S b/common-user/host/arm/safe-syscall.inc.S
index 66176a902c..bbfb89634e 100644
--- a/common-user/host/arm/safe-syscall.inc.S
+++ b/common-user/host/arm/safe-syscall.inc.S
@@ -74,10 +74,19 @@ safe_syscall_start:
         bne     2f
         swi     0
 safe_syscall_end:
+
         /* code path for having successfully executed the syscall */
+#if defined(__linux__)
+        /* Linux kernel returns (small) negative errno. */
         cmp     r0, #-4096
         neghi   r0, r0
         bhi     1f
+#elif defined(__FreeBSD__)
+        /* FreeBSD kernel returns positive errno and C bit set. */
+        bcs     1f
+#else
+#error "unsupported os"
+#endif
         pop     { r4, r5, r6, r7, r8, pc }
 
         /* code path when we didn't execute the syscall */
diff --git a/common-user/host/i386/safe-syscall.inc.S b/common-user/host/i386/safe-syscall.inc.S
index aced8c5141..baf5400a29 100644
--- a/common-user/host/i386/safe-syscall.inc.S
+++ b/common-user/host/i386/safe-syscall.inc.S
@@ -71,9 +71,18 @@ safe_syscall_start:
         mov     8+16(%esp), %eax        /* syscall number */
         int     $0x80
 safe_syscall_end:
+
         /* code path for having successfully executed the syscall */
+#if defined(__linux__)
+        /* Linux kernel returns (small) negative errno. */
         cmp     $-4095, %eax
         jae     0f
+#elif defined(__FreeBSD__)
+        /* FreeBSD kernel returns positive errno and C bit set. */
+        jc      1f
+#else
+#error "unsupported os"
+#endif
         pop     %ebx
         .cfi_remember_state
         .cfi_adjust_cfa_offset -4
@@ -90,8 +99,10 @@ safe_syscall_end:
         ret
         .cfi_restore_state
 
+#if defined(__linux__)
 0:      neg     %eax
         jmp     1f
+#endif
 
         /* code path when we didn't execute the syscall */
 2:      mov     $QEMU_ERESTARTSYS, %eax
diff --git a/common-user/host/x86_64/safe-syscall.inc.S b/common-user/host/x86_64/safe-syscall.inc.S
index 84fed206f9..a20927a783 100644
--- a/common-user/host/x86_64/safe-syscall.inc.S
+++ b/common-user/host/x86_64/safe-syscall.inc.S
@@ -68,9 +68,18 @@ safe_syscall_start:
         jnz     2f
         syscall
 safe_syscall_end:
+
         /* code path for having successfully executed the syscall */
+#if defined(__linux__)
+        /* Linux kernel returns (small) negative errno. */
         cmp     $-4095, %rax
         jae     0f
+#elif defined(__FreeBSD__)
+        /* FreeBSD kernel returns positive errno and C bit set. */
+        jc      1f
+#else
+#error "unsupported os"
+#endif
         pop     %rbp
         .cfi_remember_state
         .cfi_def_cfa_offset 8
@@ -78,8 +87,10 @@ safe_syscall_end:
         ret
         .cfi_restore_state
 
+#if defined(__linux__)
 0:      neg     %eax
         jmp     1f
+#endif
 
         /* code path when we didn't execute the syscall */
 2:      mov     $QEMU_ERESTARTSYS, %eax
