diff --git a/src/runtime/sys_freebsd_arm64.s b/src/runtime/sys_freebsd_arm64.s
index 5dcdf375ab5c6..cb960773ebeed 100644
--- a/src/runtime/sys_freebsd_arm64.s
+++ b/src/runtime/sys_freebsd_arm64.s
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ TEXT runtime·getCntxct(SB),NOSPLIT,$0
 	BEQ	3(PC)
 
 	// get CNTPCT (Physical Count Register) into R0
-	MRS	CNTPCT_EL0, R0 // SIGILL
+	MRS	CNTPCT_EL0, R0
 	B	2(PC)
 
 	// get CNTVCT (Virtual Count Register) into R0
diff --git a/src/runtime/vdso_freebsd_arm64.go b/src/runtime/vdso_freebsd_arm64.go
index 7d9f62d5f928c..37b26d73e7880 100644
--- a/src/runtime/vdso_freebsd_arm64.go
+++ b/src/runtime/vdso_freebsd_arm64.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ func getCntxct(physical bool) uint32
 func (th *vdsoTimehands) getTimecounter() (uint32, bool) {
 	switch th.algo {
 	case _VDSO_TH_ALGO_ARM_GENTIM:
-		return getCntxct(false), true
+		return getCntxct(th.physical != 0), true
 	default:
 		return 0, false
 	}