diff --git a/Modules/Platform/FreeBSD-Determine-CXX.cmake b/Modules/Platform/FreeBSD-Determine-CXX.cmake
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b594daeb0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Modules/Platform/FreeBSD-Determine-CXX.cmake
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+if(NOT CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_NAMES)
+  set(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_NAMES c++)
+endif()