diff --git a/core/sys/freebsd/constants.odin b/core/sys/freebsd/constants.odin
index f6d6de2e6..692cfc0fe 100644
--- a/core/sys/freebsd/constants.odin
+++ b/core/sys/freebsd/constants.odin
@@ -16,4 +16,4 @@ STDOUT_FILENO :: Fd(1)
 /*
 	Standard error file descriptor
 */
-STDERR_FILENO :: Fd(3)
+STDERR_FILENO :: Fd(2)