diff --git a/src/os/unix/ngx_socket.c b/src/os/unix/ngx_socket.c
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+++ b/src/os/unix/ngx_socket.c
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+
+#include <ngx_socket.h>
+
+
+/* ioctl(FIONBIO) set blocking mode with one syscall only while
+   fcntl(F_SETFL, ~O_NONBLOCK) need to know previous state
+   using fcntl(F_GETFL).
+   On FreeBSD both are syscall */
+
+#ifdef __FreeBSD__
+
+int ngx_nonblocking(ngx_socket_t s)
+{
+    unsigned long  nb = 1;
+
+    return ioctl(s, FIONBIO, &nb);
+}
+
+int ngx_blocking(ngx_socket_t s)
+{
+    unsigned long  nb = 0;
+
+    return ioctl(s, FIONBIO, &nb);
+}
+
+#endif