diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
index b1b9746d46..c8b561413d 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/c/cgen.v
@@ -5879,7 +5879,8 @@ fn (mut g Gen) write_init_function() {
 	// ___argv is declared as voidptr here, because that unifies the windows/unix logic
 	g.writeln('void _vinit(int ___argc, voidptr ___argv) {')
 
-	g.writeln('#if __STDC_HOSTED__ == 1\n\tsignal(SIGSEGV, v_segmentation_fault_handler);\n#endif')
+	// 11 is SIGSEGV. It is hardcoded here, to avoid FreeBSD compilation errors for trivial examples.
+	g.writeln('#if __STDC_HOSTED__ == 1\n\tsignal(11, v_segmentation_fault_handler);\n#endif')
 	if g.pref.prealloc {
 		g.writeln('prealloc_vinit();')
 	}