diff --git a/bin/pbcopy_l b/bin/pbcopy_l
index d2b96a9..bc9f478 100755
--- a/bin/pbcopy_l
+++ b/bin/pbcopy_l
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-if [ "$(uname)" != "Linux" ] ; then
-    /usr/bin/pbcopy $*
+OS=$(uname)
+if [ "$OS" == "Linux" -o "$OS" == "FreeBSD" ] ; then
+  xsel -i -b
+elif [ "$(uname)" == "Darwin" ] ; then
+  /usr/bin/pbcopy $*
+else
+  echo "Unknown OS."
 fi
-xsel -i -b
diff --git a/bin/pbpaste_l b/bin/pbpaste_l
index a54ac6e..cbf24dd 100755
--- a/bin/pbpaste_l
+++ b/bin/pbpaste_l
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-if [ "$(uname)" != "Linux" ] ; then
-    /usr/bin/pbpaste $*
+OS=$(uname)
+if [ "$OS" == "Linux" -o "$OS" == "FreeBSD" ] ; then
+  xsel -o -b
+elif [ "$(uname)" == "Darwin" ] ; then
+  /usr/bin/pbpaste $*
+else
+  echo "Unknown OS."
 fi
-xsel -o -b