diff --git a/src/pal/pal_freebsd.h b/src/pal/pal_freebsd.h
index 66ef925..916fc70 100644
--- a/src/pal/pal_freebsd.h
+++ b/src/pal/pal_freebsd.h
@@ -3,11 +3,14 @@
 #if defined(__FreeBSD__) && !defined(_KERNEL)
 #  include "pal_bsd_aligned.h"
 
-// On CHERI platforms, we need to know the value of CHERI_PERM_CHERIABI_VMMAP.
+// On CHERI platforms, we need to know the value of CHERI_PERM_SW_VMEM.
 // This pollutes the global namespace a little, sadly, but I think only with
 // symbols that begin with CHERI_, which is as close to namespaces as C offers.
 #  if defined(__CHERI_PURE_CAPABILITY__)
 #    include <cheri/cherireg.h>
+#    if !defined(CHERI_PERM_SW_VMEM)
+#      define CHERI_PERM_SW_VMEM CHERI_PERM_CHERIABI_VMMAP
+#    endif
 #  endif
 
 namespace snmalloc
@@ -108,7 +111,7 @@ namespace snmalloc
 
     /**
      * On CheriBSD, exporting a pointer means stripping it of the authority to
-     * manage the address space it references by clearing the CHERIABI_VMMAP
+     * manage the address space it references by clearing the SW_VMEM
      * permission bit.
      */
     template<typename T, SNMALLOC_CONCEPT(capptr::ConceptBound) B>
@@ -124,8 +127,7 @@ namespace snmalloc
       }
       return CapPtr<T, capptr::user_address_control_type<B>>(
         __builtin_cheri_perms_and(
-          p.unsafe_ptr(),
-          ~static_cast<unsigned int>(CHERI_PERM_CHERIABI_VMMAP)));
+          p.unsafe_ptr(), ~static_cast<unsigned int>(CHERI_PERM_SW_VMEM)));
     }
 #  endif
   };