diff --git a/racket/src/cs/c/configure b/racket/src/cs/c/configure
index fb2fd5ff19..e244777a6e 100755
--- a/racket/src/cs/c/configure
+++ b/racket/src/cs/c/configure
@@ -3903,8 +3903,8 @@ case "$host_os" in
   *freebsd*)
     MACH_OS=fb
     LIBS="${LIBS} -L/usr/local/lib -liconv -lm -lpthread -lossp-uuid"
-    # Can't strip until ELF lookup added to startup
-    enable_strip=no
+    CPPFLAGS="${CPPFLAGS} -DELF_FIND_BOOT_SECTION"
+    ELF_COMP="--expect-elf"
     ;;
   openbsd*)
     MACH_OS=ob
diff --git a/racket/src/cs/c/configure.ac b/racket/src/cs/c/configure.ac
index 7773c2a1ab..9720a53171 100644
--- a/racket/src/cs/c/configure.ac
+++ b/racket/src/cs/c/configure.ac
@@ -184,8 +184,8 @@ case "$host_os" in
   *freebsd*)
     MACH_OS=fb
     LIBS="${LIBS} -L/usr/local/lib -liconv -lm -lpthread -lossp-uuid"
-    # Can't strip until ELF lookup added to startup
-    enable_strip=no
+    CPPFLAGS="${CPPFLAGS} -DELF_FIND_BOOT_SECTION"
+    ELF_COMP="--expect-elf"
     ;;
   openbsd*)
     MACH_OS=ob