diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6a31ed54f1..7ddb476c84 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1732,7 +1732,7 @@ elseif(UNIX AND NOT APPLE AND NOT RISCOS AND NOT HAIKU)
     if(FREEBSD OR NETBSD OR OPENBSD OR BSDI)
       CheckUSBHID()
     endif()
-    if(LINUX AND HAVE_LINUX_INPUT_H AND NOT ANDROID)
+    if((LINUX OR FREEBSD) AND HAVE_LINUX_INPUT_H AND NOT ANDROID)
       set(SDL_JOYSTICK_LINUX 1)
       sdl_glob_sources(
         "${SDL3_SOURCE_DIR}/src/joystick/linux/*.c"