diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a6818d8..d47dab2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -323,8 +323,10 @@ Supported platforms: Linux, FreeBSD.
     total system memory, 4th as free memory, 5th as swap usage in percent, 6th
     as swap usage, 7th as total system swap, 8th as free swap and 9th as
     memory usage with buffers and cache
-  * FreeBSD: see above, but 9th value is not returned (always `-1`) and there
-    is a 10th value giving wired memory
+  * FreeBSD: see above, but there are four more values: the 9th value is wired memory
+    in percent, the 10th value is wired memory. The 11th and 12th value return
+    'not freeable memory' (basically active+inactive+wired) in percent and megabytes,
+    respectively.
 
 **vicious.widgets.mpd**
 
@@ -804,8 +806,8 @@ Format functions can be used as well:
             naughty.notify({ title = "Battery indicator",
                              text = vicious.call(vicious.widgets.bat, function(widget, args)
                                  return string.format("%s: %10sh\n%s: %14d%%\n%s: %12dW",
-                                                      "Remaining time", args[3], 
-                                                      "Wear level", args[4], 
+                                                      "Remaining time", args[3],
+                                                      "Wear level", args[4],
                                                       "Present rate", args[5])
                              end, "0") })
         end)
diff --git a/widgets/mem_freebsd.lua b/widgets/mem_freebsd.lua
index 59dc968..b3c1fae 100644
--- a/widgets/mem_freebsd.lua
+++ b/widgets/mem_freebsd.lua
@@ -18,52 +18,54 @@ local function worker(format)
 
     -- Get memory space in bytes
     _mem.total = tonumber(vm_stats.v_page_count) * pagesize
-    _mem.buf.f = tonumber(vm_stats.v_free_count) * pagesize
-    _mem.buf.a = tonumber(vm_stats.v_active_count) * pagesize
-    _mem.buf.i = tonumber(vm_stats.v_inactive_count) * pagesize
-    _mem.buf.c = tonumber(vm_stats.v_cache_count) * pagesize
-    _mem.buf.w = tonumber(vm_stats.v_wire_count) * pagesize
+    _mem.buf.free = tonumber(vm_stats.v_free_count) * pagesize
+    _mem.buf.laundry = tonumber(vm_stats.v_laundry_count) * pagesize
+    _mem.buf.cache = tonumber(vm_stats.v_cache_count) * pagesize
+    _mem.buf.wired = tonumber(vm_stats.v_wire_count) * pagesize
 
     -- Rework into megabytes
     _mem.total = math.floor(_mem.total/1048576)
-    _mem.buf.f = math.floor(_mem.buf.f/1048576)
-    _mem.buf.a = math.floor(_mem.buf.a/1048576)
-    _mem.buf.i = math.floor(_mem.buf.i/1048576)
-    _mem.buf.c = math.floor(_mem.buf.c/1048576)
-    _mem.buf.w = math.floor(_mem.buf.w/1048576)
+    _mem.buf.free = math.floor(_mem.buf.free/1048576)
+    _mem.buf.laundry = math.floor(_mem.buf.laundry/1048576)
+    _mem.buf.cache = math.floor(_mem.buf.cache/1048576)
+    _mem.buf.wired = math.floor(_mem.buf.wired/1048576)
 
     -- Calculate memory percentage
-    _mem.free  = _mem.buf.f + _mem.buf.c + _mem.buf.i
+    _mem.free  = _mem.buf.free + _mem.buf.cache
+    -- used memory basically consists of active+inactive+wired
     _mem.inuse = _mem.total - _mem.free
-    _mem.wire  = _mem.buf.w
+    _mem.notfreeable = _mem.inuse - _mem.buf.laundry
+    _mem.wire  = _mem.buf.wired
+
     _mem.usep  = math.floor(_mem.inuse / _mem.total * 100)
-    _mem.inusep= math.floor(_mem.inuse / _mem.total * 100)
+    _mem.wirep = math.floor(_mem.wire / _mem.total * 100)
+    _mem.notfreeablep = math.floor(_mem.notfreeable / _mem.total * 100)
 
     -- Get swap states
     local vm_swap_total = tonumber(helpers.sysctl("vm.swap_total"))
     local vm_swap_enabled = tonumber(helpers.sysctl("vm.swap_enabled"))
     local _swp = { buf = {}, total = nil }
-    
+
     if vm_swap_enabled == 1 and vm_swap_total > 0 then
         -- Get swap space in bytes
         _swp.total = vm_swap_total
-        _swp.buf.f = _swp.total - tonumber(vm_stats.v_swapin)
+        _swp.buf.free = _swp.total - tonumber(vm_stats.v_swapin)
         -- Rework into megabytes
         _swp.total = math.floor(_swp.total/1048576)
-        _swp.buf.f = math.floor(_swp.buf.f/1048576)
+        _swp.buf.free = math.floor(_swp.buf.free/1048576)
         -- Calculate percentage
-        _swp.inuse = _swp.total - _swp.buf.f
+        _swp.inuse = _swp.total - _swp.buf.free
         _swp.usep  = math.floor(_swp.inuse / _swp.total * 100)
     else
          _swp.usep = -1
          _swp.inuse = -1
          _swp.total = -1
-         _swp.buf.f = -1
+         _swp.buf.free = -1
     end
 
     return { _mem.usep,  _mem.inuse, _mem.total, _mem.free,
-             _swp.usep,  _swp.inuse, _swp.total, _swp.buf.f,
-             -1, _mem.wire }
+             _swp.usep,  _swp.inuse, _swp.total, _swp.buf.free,
+             _mem.wirep, _mem.wire, _mem.notfreeablep, _mem.notfreeable }
 end
 
 return setmetatable(mem_freebsd, { __call = function(_, ...) return worker(...) end })