diff --git a/common_power.h b/common_power.h
index f38b85864..5e15b7554 100644
--- a/common_power.h
+++ b/common_power.h
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ static inline int blas_quickdivide(blasint x, blasint y){
 #define HAVE_PREFETCH
 #endif
 
-#if defined(POWER3) || defined(POWER6) || defined(PPCG4) || defined(CELL) || defined(POWER8) || defined(POWER9) || ( defined(PPC970) && defined(OS_DARWIN) )
+#if defined(POWER3) || defined(POWER6) || defined(PPCG4) || defined(CELL) || defined(POWER8) || defined(POWER9) || ( defined(PPC970) && ( defined(OS_DARWIN) || defined(OS_FREEBSD) ) )
 #define DCBT_ARG	0
 #else
 #define DCBT_ARG	8