diff --git a/tqdm/_utils.py b/tqdm/_utils.py
index 5f6fa5ac..81cb1261 100755
--- a/tqdm/_utils.py
+++ b/tqdm/_utils.py
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ def _environ_cols_wrapper():  # pragma: no cover
         _environ_cols = _environ_cols_windows
         if _environ_cols is None:
             _environ_cols = _environ_cols_tput
-    if current_os in ['Linux', 'Darwin'] or current_os.startswith('CYGWIN'):
+    if current_os in ['Linux', 'Darwin', 'SunOS', 'FreeBSD'] or \
+            current_os.startswith('CYGWIN'):
         _environ_cols = _environ_cols_linux
     return _environ_cols