diff --git a/src/modules/meson.build b/src/modules/meson.build
index 05267c93a..fea7cca21 100644
--- a/src/modules/meson.build
+++ b/src/modules/meson.build
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ if libsystemd_dep.found() or libelogind_dep.found()
   ]
 endif
 
-if udev_dep.found()
+if udev_dep.found() and host_machine.system() != 'freebsd'
   all_modules += [ [ 'module-udev-detect', 'module-udev-detect.c', [], [], [udev_dep] ] ]
   if get_option('hal-compat')
     all_modules += [ [ 'module-hal-detect', 'module-hal-detect-compat.c' ] ]