diff --git a/bootstrap.sh b/bootstrap.sh
index 1b9d2ab..bdabf56 100755
--- a/bootstrap.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.sh
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ freebsd()
     install_freebsd_pkg "gmake"
     install_freebsd_pkg "wget"
     install_freebsd_pkg "texinfo"
+    install_freebsd_pkg "python"
     set +xe
 }