diff --git a/test/parallel/test-fs-readfile-error.js b/test/parallel/test-fs-readfile-error.js
index 8f298eafd9c..b8cf3e01757 100644
--- a/test/parallel/test-fs-readfile-error.js
+++ b/test/parallel/test-fs-readfile-error.js
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@ var assert = require('assert');
 var exec = require('child_process').exec;
 var path = require('path');
 
+// `fs.readFile('/')` does not fail on FreeBSD, because you can open and read
+// the directory there.
+if (process.platform === 'freebsd') {
+  console.error('Skipping test, platform not supported.');
+  process.exit();
+}
+
 var callbacks = 0;
 
 function test(env, cb) {