diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 29d87a59..692780fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -558,6 +558,26 @@ jobs:
             make -j3
             make check VERBOSE=1
 
+  build_freebsd_new:
+    name: 'FreeBSD 14 (autotools, openssl, clang, amd64)'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    timeout-minutes: 30
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: 'autotools'
+        uses: vmactions/freebsd-vm@v1
+        with:
+          # https://ports.freebsd.org/
+          prepare: pkg install -y autoconf automake libtool bash
+          run: |
+            setenv CC clang
+            autoreconf -fi
+            mkdir bld && cd bld && ../configure --enable-werror --enable-debug \
+              --with-crypto=openssl \
+              --disable-docker-tests
+            make -j3
+            make check VERBOSE=1
+
   build_netbsd:
     name: 'NetBSD (cmake, openssl, clang, amd64)'
     runs-on: macos-12
diff --git a/tests/test_sshd.test b/tests/test_sshd.test
index ff09f65b..4bc695e4 100755
--- a/tests/test_sshd.test
+++ b/tests/test_sshd.test
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ chmod go-rwx \
 "${SSHD}" \
   -f "${SSHD_FIXTURE_CONFIG:-${d}/openssh_server/sshd_config}" \
   -o 'Port 4711' \
+  -o 'StrictModes no' \
   -h "${d}/openssh_server/ssh_host_rsa_key" \
   -h "${d}/openssh_server/ssh_host_ecdsa_key" \
   -h "${d}/openssh_server/ssh_host_ed25519_key" \