diff --git a/contrib/pam_zfs_key/pam_zfs_key.c b/contrib/pam_zfs_key/pam_zfs_key.c
index a0bc172c6f44..88698dedabbc 100644
--- a/contrib/pam_zfs_key/pam_zfs_key.c
+++ b/contrib/pam_zfs_key/pam_zfs_key.c
@@ -391,7 +391,11 @@ static int
 zfs_key_config_load(pam_handle_t *pamh, zfs_key_config_t *config,
     int argc, const char **argv)
 {
+#if	defined(__FreeBSD__)
+	config->homes_prefix = strdup("zroot/home");
+#else
 	config->homes_prefix = strdup("rpool/home");
+#endif
 	if (config->homes_prefix == NULL) {
 		pam_syslog(pamh, LOG_ERR, "strdup failure");
 		return (PAM_SERVICE_ERR);