diff --git a/examples/tasksys.cpp b/examples/tasksys.cpp
index 08fb08f5..7844834a 100644
--- a/examples/tasksys.cpp
+++ b/examples/tasksys.cpp
@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@
       #define ISPC_USE_CONCRT
     #elif defined(__linux__)
     #define ISPC_USE_PTHREADS
+    #elif defined(__FreeBSD__)
+    #define ISPC_USE_PTHREADS
+//    #define ISPC_USE_TBB_TASK_GROUP // ISPC_USE_PTHREADS fails for some reason, need to investigate
     #elif defined(__APPLE__)
       #define ISPC_USE_GCD
     #endif
@@ -755,7 +758,7 @@ InitTaskSystem() {
                     bool success = false;
                     srand(time(NULL));
                     for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
-                        sprintf(name, "ispc_task.%d.%d", (int)getpid(), (int)rand());
+                        sprintf(name, "/ispc_task.%d.%d", (int)getpid(), (int)rand());
                         workerSemaphore = sem_open(name, O_CREAT, S_IRUSR|S_IWUSR, 0);
                         if (workerSemaphore != SEM_FAILED) {
                             success = true;