diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust.yml b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
index e722b5cd..2046a6ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust.yml
@@ -18,10 +18,14 @@ jobs:
       run: sudo apt-get install -y lld
     - name: Install target -- i686-unknown-linux-musl
       run: rustup target add i686-unknown-linux-musl
+    - name: Install target -- x86_64-unknown-freebsd
+      run: rustup target add x86_64-unknown-freebsd
     - name: Build and test (generic)
       run: ./ci/jobs/build-and-test.sh
     - name: Build and test (Linux-only)
       run: ./ci/jobs/build-and-test-linux.sh
+    - name: Check (FreeBSD)
+      run: ./ci/jobs/check-freebsd.sh
   build-and-test-macos:
     runs-on: macos-latest
     steps:
diff --git a/ci/jobs/check-freebsd.sh b/ci/jobs/check-freebsd.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..ccd35a8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci/jobs/check-freebsd.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -euo pipefail
+cd -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")"
+cd ../..
+
+echo ">> cargo check (freebsd)"
+cd crates/polkavm
+cargo check --target=x86_64-unknown-freebsd
+cd ../..
diff --git a/ci/run-all-tests.sh b/ci/run-all-tests.sh
index 0ca19d8f..ed97464b 100755
--- a/ci/run-all-tests.sh
+++ b/ci/run-all-tests.sh
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ case "$OSTYPE" in
     ./ci/jobs/build-and-test-macos.sh
   ;;
 esac
+
+./ci/jobs/check-freebsd.sh
+
 ./ci/jobs/clippy.sh
 ./ci/jobs/rustfmt.sh