diff --git a/tests/cell.cpp b/tests/cell.cpp
index 28299714b..a321ce7ba 100644
--- a/tests/cell.cpp
+++ b/tests/cell.cpp
@@ -54,9 +54,16 @@ TEST_CASE("Cell") {
 
   // test combining characters and ZWJs
   SUBCASE("MultiglyphWidth") {
+#ifdef __linux__
     CHECK(2 == ncstrwidth("\U0001F471"));
     CHECK(2 == ncstrwidth("\U0001F471\u200D"));
     CHECK(3 == ncstrwidth("\U0001F471\u200D\u2640")); // *not* a single EGC!
+#else
+    // FreeBSD doesn't think these wide
+    CHECK(1 == ncstrwidth("\U0001F471"));
+    CHECK(1 == ncstrwidth("\U0001F471\u200D"));
+    CHECK(2 == ncstrwidth("\U0001F471\u200D\u2640")); // *not* a single EGC!
+#endif
   }
 
   SUBCASE("SetItalic") {