diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index 05d7b80ac..22590139e 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ freebsd_task:
           freebsd_instance:
               image: freebsd-12-3-release-amd64
     tests_script:
-        - pkg install -y cmake devel/pcre2 devel/ninja misc/py-pexpect git-lite
+        - pkg install -y cmake-core devel/pcre2 devel/ninja misc/py-pexpect git-lite
         # BSDs have the following behavior: root may open or access files even if
         # the mode bits would otherwise disallow it. For example root may open()
         # a file with write privileges even if the file has mode 400. This breaks