diff --git a/.ci/build-freebsd.sh b/.ci/build-freebsd.sh
index 7e10691203..defd4a7d18 100755
--- a/.ci/build-freebsd.sh
+++ b/.ci/build-freebsd.sh
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS="
 	-DUSE_SYSTEM_LIBPNG=ON
  	-DUSE_SYSTEM_LIBUSB=ON
 	-DUSE_SYSTEM_OPENCV=ON
+	-DFIND_LLVM_VERSION=22.0...99.9
+	-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)
diff --git a/3rdparty/llvm/CMakeLists.txt b/3rdparty/llvm/CMakeLists.txt
index a4af3b3ef5..7fdbcab8e0 100644
--- a/3rdparty/llvm/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/3rdparty/llvm/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -58,12 +58,14 @@ if(WITH_LLVM)
 	else()
 		message(STATUS "Using prebuilt or system LLVM")
 
+		set(FIND_LLVM_VERSION "19.1...99.9" CACHE STRING "LLVM version to search for.")
+
 		if (LLVM_DIR AND NOT IS_ABSOLUTE "${LLVM_DIR}")
 			# change relative LLVM_DIR to be relative to the source dir
 			set(LLVM_DIR ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/${LLVM_DIR})
 		endif()
 
-		find_package(LLVM CONFIG)
+		find_package(LLVM ${FIND_LLVM_VERSION} CONFIG)
 
 		if (NOT LLVM_FOUND)
 			message(FATAL_ERROR "Can't find LLVM libraries from the CMAKE_PREFIX_PATH path or LLVM_DIR. Enable BUILD_LLVM option to build LLVM from included as a git submodule.")