diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index e60981cbabf5e27c765d0c22a4881fa850e4d398..3ebb1933498a5a90c923025f9ecadb184a15b3b5 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ freebsd_instance:
   image: freebsd-12-0-release-amd64
 
 task:
-  install_script: pkg install -y
+  install_script: ASSUME_ALWAYS_YES=yes pkg bootstrap -f;
+    pkg install -y
     autoconf bash binutils coreutils e2fsprogs-libuuid
     git gmake libunwind ncurses pkgconf hs-pandoc