diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-freebsd.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-freebsd.yml
index 4f539b58..1ca370d4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-freebsd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-freebsd.yml
@@ -143,7 +143,12 @@ jobs:
           release: ${{ matrix.bsd_release }}
           run: |
             set -e
-            uv sync --locked --group glad --python "/usr/local/bin/python${PYTHON_VERSION}" \
+            # Keep FreeBSD off Sunshine's default dependency path: lizardbyte-common[c]
+            # includes clang-format, which has no FreeBSD wheel and is slow to build.
+            uv sync --locked --only-group glad --python "/usr/local/bin/python${PYTHON_VERSION}" \
+              --no-python-downloads --no-install-project
+            uv sync --project third-party/lizardbyte-common --locked --only-group test-c \
+              --python "/usr/local/bin/python${PYTHON_VERSION}" \
               --no-python-downloads --no-install-project
 
             # fix git safe.directory issues
@@ -256,7 +261,8 @@ jobs:
         shell: freebsd {0}
         run: |
           cd "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/build"
-          uv run --project .. --locked --no-sync gcovr . -r ../src \
+          uv run --project "${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/third-party/lizardbyte-common" \
+            --locked --only-group test-c --no-sync gcovr . -r ../src \
             --exclude-noncode-lines \
             --exclude-throw-branches \
             --exclude-unreachable-branches \