diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 33afa4c6..fb2676ec 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -187,6 +187,11 @@ case $host in
     AC_DEFINE([FREEBSD], [1], [Define if the operating system is FREEBSD])
     PLATFORM="kFreeBSD"
     ;;
+  *-*-dragonfly*)
+    echo "Checking platform... Identified as DragonFlyBSD, treating as linux"
+    AC_DEFINE([DRAGONFLY], [1], [Define if the operating system is DRAGONFLY])
+    PLATFORM="DragonFly"
+    ;;
   *-*-gnu*.*)
     echo "Checking platform... Identified as HURD, treating as linux"
     AC_DEFINE([LINUX], [1], [Define if the operating system is LINUX])
diff --git a/src/modsecurity.cc b/src/modsecurity.cc
index 2dbf4513..7ca596b7 100644
--- a/src/modsecurity.cc
+++ b/src/modsecurity.cc
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@ const std::string& ModSecurity::whoAmI() {
     platform = "MacOSX";
 #elif FREEBSD
     platform = "FreeBSD";
+#elif DRAGONFLY
+    platform = "DragonFlyBSD";
 #elif NETBSD
     platform = "NetBSD";
 #elif WIN32