diff --git a/contrib/depends/hosts/freebsd.mk b/contrib/depends/hosts/freebsd.mk
index c4e0b4f4b..b21829fb4 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/hosts/freebsd.mk
+++ b/contrib/depends/hosts/freebsd.mk
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 freebsd_CC=env -u C_INCLUDE_PATH -u CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH \
                -u OBJC_INCLUDE_PATH -u OBJCPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH -u CPATH \
-               -u LIBRARY_PATH clang --target=$(host) --sysroot=$(host_prefix)/native -iwithsysroot/usr/include
+               -u LIBRARY_PATH clang --target=$(host) --sysroot=$(build_prefix)/sysroot -iwithsysroot/usr/include
 freebsd_CXX=env -u C_INCLUDE_PATH -u CPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH \
                 -u OBJC_INCLUDE_PATH -u OBJCPLUS_INCLUDE_PATH -u CPATH \
-                -u LIBRARY_PATH clang++ --target=$(host) -stdlib=libc++ --sysroot=$(host_prefix)/native \
+                -u LIBRARY_PATH clang++ --target=$(host) -stdlib=libc++ --sysroot=$(build_prefix)/sysroot \
                 -iwithsysroot/usr/include/c++/v1 -iwithsysroot/usr/include
 
 freebsd_AR=ar
diff --git a/contrib/depends/packages/freebsd_base.mk b/contrib/depends/packages/freebsd_base.mk
index 940c76b00..c2efd92df 100644
--- a/contrib/depends/packages/freebsd_base.mk
+++ b/contrib/depends/packages/freebsd_base.mk
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ endef
 # statically link our own version of OpenSSL.
 
 define $(package)_stage_cmds
-  mkdir $($(package)_staging_prefix_dir) &&\
+  mkdir -p $($(package)_staging_prefix_dir)/sysroot &&\
   rm -rf usr/include/openssl &&\
-  mv lib usr $($(package)_staging_prefix_dir)
+  mv lib usr $($(package)_staging_prefix_dir)/sysroot
 endef