diff --git a/ci/srht/freebsd_script b/ci/srht/freebsd_script
index 31aea6c3d..3d9eb7373 100755
--- a/ci/srht/freebsd_script
+++ b/ci/srht/freebsd_script
@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ cd $ZIGDIR
 # This will affect the cmake command below.
 git config core.abbrev 9
 
+# SourceHut reports that it is a terminal that supports escape codes, but it
+# is a filthy liar. Here we tell Zig to not try to send any terminal escape
+# codes to show progress.
+export TERM=dumb
+
 mkdir build
 cd build
 cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DCMAKE_PREFIX_PATH=$PREFIX "-DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$(pwd)/release" -DZIG_STATIC=ON