diff --git a/.ci/build-freebsd.sh b/.ci/build-freebsd.sh
index f121d1f373..243116a35d 100755
--- a/.ci/build-freebsd.sh
+++ b/.ci/build-freebsd.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS="
 	-DUSE_SYSTEM_OPENCV=ON
 	-DCMAKE_LINKER_TYPE=lld-devel
 	-DCMAKE_C_USING_LINKER_lld-devel=-fuse-ld=lld-devel
+	-DCMAKE_CXX_USING_LINKER_lld-devel=-fuse-ld=lld-devel
 "
 
 # base Clang workaround (missing clang-scan-deps)