diff --git a/src/util/mallocHelper.h b/src/util/mallocHelper.h
index eaea5f3da..b784775a5 100644
--- a/src/util/mallocHelper.h
+++ b/src/util/mallocHelper.h
@@ -4,7 +4,11 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 
 #if FF_HAVE_MALLOC_USABLE_SIZE || FF_HAVE_MSVC_MSIZE
-    #include <malloc.h>
+    #if __has_include(<malloc.h>)
+        #include <malloc.h>
+    #else
+        #include <malloc_np.h> // For DragonFly BSD
+    #endif
 #elif FF_HAVE_MALLOC_SIZE
     #include <malloc/malloc.h>
 #endif