diff --git a/.github/workflows/freebsd.yml b/.github/workflows/freebsd.yml
index 977e514c..339394f6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/freebsd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/freebsd.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
           sync_files: runner-to-vm
           run: |
             sudo pkg install -y git #  subprojects/date
-            sudo pkg install -y catch evdev-proto gtk-layer-shell gtkmm30 jsoncpp \
+            sudo pkg install -y bzip2 catch evdev-proto gtk-layer-shell gtkmm30 jsoncpp \
               libdbusmenu libevdev libfmt libmpdclient libudev-devd meson \
               pkgconf pipewire pulseaudio scdoc sndio spdlog wayland-protocols upower \
               libinotify