diff --git a/.builds/freebsd.yml b/.builds/freebsd.yml
index 95712e499..9b936657f 100644
--- a/.builds/freebsd.yml
+++ b/.builds/freebsd.yml
@@ -1,10 +1,4 @@
 image: freebsd/latest
-packages:
-  - cmake
-  - py27-s3cmd
-  - wget
-  - curl
-  - jq
 secrets:
   - 6c60aaee-92e7-4e7d-812c-114817689b4d
   - dd0bd962-7664-4d3e-b0f3-41c9ee96b8b8
diff --git a/ci/srht/freebsd_script b/ci/srht/freebsd_script
index a2f4431d7..5e9c6fa26 100755
--- a/ci/srht/freebsd_script
+++ b/ci/srht/freebsd_script
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@
 set -x
 set -e
 
+sudo pkg update -f
+yes | sudo pkg install cmake py27-s3cmd wget curl jq
+
 ZIGDIR="$(pwd)"
 CACHE_BASENAME="llvm+clang-9.0.0-freebsd-x86_64-release"
 PREFIX="$HOME/$CACHE_BASENAME"