diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index d397e8fa7e1..5579342c4e5 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2218,7 +2218,7 @@ test "$CANNOT_DUMP" = yes ||
 case "$opsys" in
   ## darwin ld insists on the use of malloc routines in the System framework.
   darwin | mingw32 | nacl | sol2-10) ;;
-  cygwin | qnxto)
+  cygwin | qnxto | freebsd)
 	  hybrid_malloc=yes
           system_malloc= ;;
   *) test "$ac_cv_func_sbrk" = yes && system_malloc=$emacs_cv_sanitize_address;;
diff --git a/src/gmalloc.c b/src/gmalloc.c
index 2bda95ebd3d..a17d39c1eeb 100644
--- a/src/gmalloc.c
+++ b/src/gmalloc.c
@@ -1502,17 +1502,18 @@ extern void *__sbrk (ptrdiff_t increment);
 static void *
 gdefault_morecore (ptrdiff_t increment)
 {
-  void *result;
 #ifdef HYBRID_MALLOC
   if (!DUMPED)
     {
       return bss_sbrk (increment);
     }
 #endif
-  result = (void *) __sbrk (increment);
-  if (result == (void *) -1)
-    return NULL;
-  return result;
+#ifdef HAVE_SBRK
+  void *result = (void *) __sbrk (increment);
+  if (result != (void *) -1)
+    return result;
+#endif
+  return NULL;
 }
 
 void *(*__morecore) (ptrdiff_t) = gdefault_morecore;