diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 387f5cb06..1d649b34e 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
     freebsd: {
       $server_package_name = undef
       $client_package_name = undef
+      $sshd_dir = '/etc/ssh'
       $sshd_config = '/etc/ssh/sshd_config'
       $ssh_config = '/etc/ssh/ssh_config'
       $ssh_known_hosts = '/etc/ssh/ssh_known_hosts'