diff --git a/.builds/freebsd-x64.yml b/.builds/freebsd-x64.yml
index 8481c67f..db6b8432 100644
--- a/.builds/freebsd-x64.yml
+++ b/.builds/freebsd-x64.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ sources:
 #     condition: failure
 #     to: <committer>
 
+# TODO: drop -Dc_args=-Wno-missing-braces when freebsd/latest is >= 13
+
 tasks:
   - subprojects: |
       mkdir foot/subprojects
@@ -34,11 +36,11 @@ tasks:
       ln -s ../../fcft foot/subprojects/fcft
   - debug: |
       mkdir -p bld/debug
-      meson --buildtype=debug -Dterminfo=false -Dfcft:text-shaping=enabled  -Dfcft:test-text-shaping=true foot bld/debug
+      meson --buildtype=debug -Dc_args=-Wno-missing-braces -Dterminfo=false -Dfcft:text-shaping=enabled  -Dfcft:test-text-shaping=true foot bld/debug
       ninja -C bld/debug -k0
       meson test -C bld/debug --print-errorlogs
   - release: |
       mkdir -p bld/release
-      meson --buildtype=minsize -Dterminfo=false -Dfcft:text-shaping=enabled  -Dfcft:test-text-shaping=true foot bld/release
+      meson --buildtype=minsize -Dc_args=-Wno-missing-braces -Dterminfo=false -Dfcft:text-shaping=enabled  -Dfcft:test-text-shaping=true foot bld/release
       ninja -C bld/release -k0
       meson test -C bld/release --print-errorlogs