diff --git a/src/host.hpp b/src/host.hpp
index 9f3c4a716..28b2c98a0 100644
--- a/src/host.hpp
+++ b/src/host.hpp
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@
 #include <sstream>
 #include <vector>
 
+// sys/types defines macros major and minor
+#ifdef __FreeBSD__
+#undef major
+#undef minor
+#endif
+
 namespace cass {
 
 struct TimestampedAverage {