diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86AutoConfig.c b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86AutoConfig.c
index 9cb419162..ee5587d93 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86AutoConfig.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86AutoConfig.c
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ listPossibleVideoDrivers(XF86MatchedDrivers *md)
     xf86PciMatchDriver(md);
 #endif
 
-#if defined(__linux__)
+#if defined(HAVE_MODESETTING_DRIVER)
     xf86AddMatchedDriver(md, "modesetting");
 #endif
 
diff --git a/include/meson.build b/include/meson.build
index 5e50e1fad..6c1c1dcd4 100644
--- a/include/meson.build
+++ b/include/meson.build
@@ -373,6 +373,7 @@ xorg_data.set('WSCONS_SUPPORT',
 xorg_data.set('HAVE_STROPTS_H', cc.has_header('stropts.h') ? '1' : false)
 xorg_data.set('HAVE_SYS_KD_H', cc.has_header('sys/kd.h') ? '1' : false)
 xorg_data.set('HAVE_SYS_VT_H', cc.has_header('sys/vt.h') ? '1' : false)
+xorg_data.set('HAVE_MODESETTING_DRIVER', build_modesetting ? '1' : false)
 
 if host_machine.system() == 'freebsd' or host_machine.system() == 'dragonfly'
     if host_machine.cpu_family() == 'x86' or host_machine.cpu_family() == 'x86_64'
diff --git a/include/xorg-config.h.meson.in b/include/xorg-config.h.meson.in
index 59f1c2a8d..192c340dc 100644
--- a/include/xorg-config.h.meson.in
+++ b/include/xorg-config.h.meson.in
@@ -145,4 +145,7 @@
 /* Fallback input driver if the assigned driver fails */
 #mesondefine FALLBACK_INPUT_DRIVER
 
+/* Define if building the modesetting driver */
+#mesondefine HAVE_MODESETTING_DRIVER
+
 #endif /* _XORG_CONFIG_H_ */