BioMarin Pharmaceutical (BMRN) S-8 Registration of securities for employees

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors

BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc.:

We consent to the use of our reports dated March 2, 2015, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2014 and 2013 and the related consolidated statements of operations, comprehensive loss, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2014, and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting incorporated by reference herein.

/s/ KPMG LLP

San Francisco, California

August 5, 2015