--- a/src/eric7/eric7_ide.py	Fri Nov 24 12:06:59 2023 +0100
+++ b/src/eric7/eric7_ide.py	Fri Nov 24 12:11:49 2023 +0100
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@
     global app, args, mainWindow, splash, restartArgs, inMainLoop
 
     sys.excepthook = excepthook
-    if OSUtilities.isLinuxPlatform() or OSUtilities.isBsdPlatform():
+    if OSUtilities.isLinuxPlatform() or OSUtilities.isFreeBsdPlatform():
         multiprocessing.set_start_method("spawn")
 
     QGuiApplication.setDesktopFileName("eric7")