diff --git a/.github/workflows/freebsd-build.yml b/.github/workflows/freebsd-build.yml
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+name: Test rsync on FreeBSD
+
+on: [push]
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: Test rsync on FreeBSD
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Test in FreeBSD
+      id: test
+      uses: vmactions/freebsd-vm@v1
+      with:
+        usesh: true
+        prepare: |
+          pkg install -y bash autotools m4 devel/xxhash zstd liblz4 wget python3 archivers/liblz4
+        run: |
+          freebsd-version
+          ./configure --with-rrsync -disable-zstd
+          make
+          ./rsync --version
+          ./rsync-ssl --no-motd download.samba.org::rsyncftp/ || true