diff --git a/googletest/test/gtest_help_test.py b/googletest/test/gtest_help_test.py
index 609615e8..8d953bbd 100755
--- a/googletest/test/gtest_help_test.py
+++ b/googletest/test/gtest_help_test.py
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import gtest_test_utils
 
 
 IS_LINUX = os.name == 'posix' and os.uname()[0] == 'Linux'
+IS_GNUKFREEBSD = os.name == 'posix' and os.uname()[0] == 'GNU/kFreeBSD'
 IS_WINDOWS = os.name == 'nt'
 
 PROGRAM_PATH = gtest_test_utils.GetTestExecutablePath('gtest_help_test_')
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ class GTestHelpTest(gtest_test_utils.TestCase):
     self.assertEquals(0, exit_code)
     self.assert_(HELP_REGEX.search(output), output)
 
-    if IS_LINUX:
+    if IS_LINUX or IS_GNUKFREEBSD:
       self.assert_(STREAM_RESULT_TO_FLAG in output, output)
     else:
       self.assert_(STREAM_RESULT_TO_FLAG not in output, output)