diff --git a/packaging/freebsd/package.sh b/packaging/freebsd/package.sh
index 71af80c3..e232919c 100755
--- a/packaging/freebsd/package.sh
+++ b/packaging/freebsd/package.sh
@@ -29,11 +29,18 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
 done
 
 # FreeBSD calls x86_64 "amd64"; release names use the Rust/Linux spelling.
-case "$(uname -m)" in
-  amd64 | x86_64) ARCH=x86_64 ;;
-  arm64 | aarch64) ARCH=aarch64 ;;
-  *) echo "unsupported architecture $(uname -m)" >&2; exit 2 ;;
-esac
+release_arch() {
+  case "$1" in
+    amd64 | x86_64) echo x86_64 ;;
+    arm64 | aarch64) echo aarch64 ;;
+    *) echo "unsupported architecture $1" >&2; return 2 ;;
+  esac
+}
+HOST_ARCH="$(release_arch "$(uname -m)")"
+# The release workflow cross-compiles aarch64 in an x86_64 VM with CARGO_BUILD_TARGET set to
+# aarch64-unknown-freebsd (craft-common-actions#39): name the archive after the target.
+ARCH="$HOST_ARCH"
+if [ -n "${CARGO_BUILD_TARGET:-}" ]; then ARCH="$(release_arch "${CARGO_BUILD_TARGET%%-*}")"; fi
 BASENAME="soundcraft-$VERSION-freebsd-$ARCH"
 
 echo "==> SoundCraft $VERSION for FreeBSD $ARCH"
@@ -41,7 +48,8 @@ echo "==> SoundCraft $VERSION for FreeBSD $ARCH"
 if [ "$SKIP_BUILD" = 0 ]; then
   (cd "$ROOT" && cargo build --release --locked -p soundcraft -p soundcraft-cli)
 fi
-BIN="$CARGO_TARGET_DIR/release"
+# Cargo puts a cross build under target/<triple>/release.
+BIN="$CARGO_TARGET_DIR/${CARGO_BUILD_TARGET:+$CARGO_BUILD_TARGET/}release"
 WORK="$CARGO_TARGET_DIR/freebsd-package"
 STAGE="$WORK/$BASENAME"
 rm -rf "$WORK"
@@ -63,6 +71,10 @@ copy_docs "$STAGE/share/doc/soundcraft"
 tar -C "$WORK" -czf "$DIST/$BASENAME.tar.gz" "$BASENAME"
 echo "wrote $DIST/$BASENAME.tar.gz"
 
-"$STAGE/bin/soundcraft-cli" --version
+if [ "$ARCH" = "$HOST_ARCH" ]; then
+  "$STAGE/bin/soundcraft-cli" --version
+else
+  echo "skipping --version: an $ARCH binary does not run on this $HOST_ARCH machine"
+fi
 echo "==> done"
 ls -lh "$DIST"