diff --git a/dpdkbuild/Makefile b/dpdkbuild/Makefile
index 3c92bfe58..d7da8e906 100644
--- a/dpdkbuild/Makefile
+++ b/dpdkbuild/Makefile
@@ -40,9 +40,11 @@ DPDK_CONFIG := spdk
 
 ifeq ($(OS),Linux)
 DPDK_CONFIG := $(DPDK_CONFIG)-linuxapp
+NPROC := $(shell nproc)
 else
 ifeq ($(OS),FreeBSD)
 DPDK_CONFIG := $(DPDK_CONFIG)-bsdapp
+NPROC := $(shell sysctl hw.ncpu | awk '{print $$NF}')
 endif
 endif
 
@@ -52,8 +54,6 @@ else
 DPDK_CONFIG := $(DPDK_CONFIG)-gcc
 endif
 
-NPROC = $(shell nproc)
-
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_FIO_PLUGIN),y)
 DPDK_CFLAGS = -fPIC
 endif