diff --git a/.github/workflows/freebsd.yml b/.github/workflows/freebsd.yml
index 1e420fd..f3c107a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/freebsd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/freebsd.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
           pkg install -y git #  subprojects/date
           pkg install -y catch evdev-proto gtk-layer-shell gtkmm30 jsoncpp \
             libdbusmenu libevdev libfmt libmpdclient libudev-devd meson \
-            pkgconf pulseaudio scdoc sndio spdlog
+            pkgconf pulseaudio scdoc sndio spdlog wayland-protocols
         run: |
           meson build -Dman-pages=enabled
           ninja -C build