diff --git a/config/python.m4 b/config/python.m4
index fa484b46a00a6d2c6f954384ca930f91295baf42..baa7136f3674e5963f01f2208d194993d4cbea85 100644
--- a/config/python.m4
+++ b/config/python.m4
@@ -85,13 +85,13 @@ AC_SUBST(python_libdir)[]dnl
 AC_SUBST(python_libspec)[]dnl
 AC_SUBST(python_additional_libs)[]dnl
 
-# threaded python is not supported on bsd's
+# threaded python is not supported on OpenBSD
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(whether Python is compiled with thread support)
 pythreads=`${PYTHON} -c "import sys; print(int('thread' in sys.builtin_module_names))"`
 if test "$pythreads" = "1"; then
   AC_MSG_RESULT(yes)
   case $host_os in
-  openbsd*|freebsd*)
+  openbsd*)
     AC_MSG_ERROR([threaded Python not supported on this platform])
     ;;
   esac
diff --git a/configure b/configure
index 26f945ef65250f7d8a2d6aa84e8f64aaf68d6773..4a943641580b7b3da6aaa1307d2dcf42816e6a2c 100755
--- a/configure
+++ b/configure
@@ -7401,7 +7401,7 @@ python_additional_libs=`${PYTHON} -c "import distutils.sysconfig; print(' '.join
 $as_echo "${python_libspec} ${python_additional_libs}" >&6; }
 
 
-# threaded python is not supported on bsd's
+# threaded python is not supported on OpenBSD
 { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking whether Python is compiled with thread support" >&5
 $as_echo_n "checking whether Python is compiled with thread support... " >&6; }
 pythreads=`${PYTHON} -c "import sys; print(int('thread' in sys.builtin_module_names))"`
@@ -7409,7 +7409,7 @@ if test "$pythreads" = "1"; then
   { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: yes" >&5
 $as_echo "yes" >&6; }
   case $host_os in
-  openbsd*|freebsd*)
+  openbsd*)
     { { $as_echo "$as_me:$LINENO: error: threaded Python not supported on this platform" >&5
 $as_echo "$as_me: error: threaded Python not supported on this platform" >&2;}
    { (exit 1); exit 1; }; }