diff --git a/glib/gconvert.c b/glib/gconvert.c
index 4eaabc278..e7c222f8d 100644
--- a/glib/gconvert.c
+++ b/glib/gconvert.c
@@ -73,8 +73,17 @@ try_conversion (const char *to_codeset,
 
   if (*cd == (iconv_t)-1 && errno == EINVAL)
     return FALSE;
-  else
-    return TRUE;
+
+#if defined(__FreeBSD__) && defined(ICONV_SET_ILSEQ_INVALID)
+  /* On FreeBSD request GNU iconv compatible handling of characters that cannot
+   * be repesented in the destination character set.
+   * See https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/commit/?id=7c5b23111c5fd1992047922d4247c4a1ce1bb6c3
+   */
+  int value = 1;
+  if (iconvctl (*cd, ICONV_SET_ILSEQ_INVALID, &value) != 0)
+    return FALSE;
+#endif
+  return TRUE;
 }
 
 static gboolean