diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index a1264ca608..4f53182b3a 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ freebsd_task:
     image_family: freebsd-13-1
   timeout_in: 30m
   install_script:
-    - pkg update -f
     - pkg install -y cmake gmake ninja pkgconf unzip wget gettext python libffi git
   build_deps_script:
     - gmake deps