--- pafy/pafy.py.orig	2016-02-28 21:11:10 UTC
+++ pafy/pafy.py
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ Pafy = None
 backend = "internal"
 if os.environ.get("PAFY_BACKEND") != "internal":
    try:
+      if sys.platform.startswith('freebsd'):
+          # FreeBSD installs youtube_dl as a zip archive
+          sys.path.insert(1, '%%LOCALBASE%%/bin/youtube-dl')
       import youtube_dl
       backend = "youtube-dl"
    except ImportError: