diff --git a/runtime/v2/binary.go b/runtime/v2/binary.go
index 51845bfee..5a62a86b6 100644
--- a/runtime/v2/binary.go
+++ b/runtime/v2/binary.go
@@ -133,11 +133,13 @@ func (b *binary) Start(ctx context.Context, opts *types.Any, onClose func()) (_
 func (b *binary) Delete(ctx context.Context) (*runtime.Exit, error) {
 	log.G(ctx).Info("cleaning up dead shim")
 
-	// Windows cannot delete the current working directory while an
-	// executable is in use with it. For the cleanup case we invoke with the
-	// default work dir and forward the bundle path on the cmdline.
+	// On Windows and FreeBSD, the current working directory of the shim should
+	// not be the bundle path during the delete operation.  Instead, we invoke
+	// with the default work dir and forward the bundle path on the cmdline.
+	// Windows cannot delete the current working directory while an executable
+	// is in use with it. On FreeBSD, fork/exec can fail.
 	var bundlePath string
-	if gruntime.GOOS != "windows" {
+	if gruntime.GOOS != "windows" && gruntime.GOOS != "freebsd" {
 		bundlePath = b.bundle.Path
 	}
 
@@ -160,6 +162,7 @@ func (b *binary) Delete(ctx context.Context) (*runtime.Exit, error) {
 	cmd.Stdout = out
 	cmd.Stderr = errb
 	if err := cmd.Run(); err != nil {
+		log.G(ctx).WithField("cmd", cmd).WithError(err).Error("failed to delete")
 		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "%s", errb.String())
 	}
 	s := errb.String()