diff --git a/audio/ardour/files/patch-libs_ardour_ardour_cycles.h b/audio/ardour/files/patch-libs_ardour_ardour_cycles.h
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/audio/ardour/files/patch-libs_ardour_ardour_cycles.h
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+--- libs/ardour/ardour/cycles.h.orig	2023-01-03 16:39:59 UTC
++++ libs/ardour/ardour/cycles.h
+@@ -72,12 +72,22 @@ static inline cycles_t get_cycles (void)
+ 
+ #elif defined(__powerpc64__)
+ 
++#ifdef __linux__
+ #include <sys/platform/ppc.h>
+ typedef uint64_t cycles_t;
+ static inline cycles_t get_cycles(void)
+ {
+ 	return __ppc_get_timebase();
+ }
++#elif defined(__FreeBSD__)
++typedef uint64_t cycles_t;
++static inline cycles_t get_cycles(void)
++{
++	cycles_t tbr;
++	asm volatile("mfspr %0, 268" : "=r"(tbr));
++	return tbr;
++}
++#endif
+ 
+ #elif defined(__powerpc__)
+