diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemwatcher.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemwatcher.cpp
index cd72f21a..2fba878f 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemwatcher.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemwatcher.cpp
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #include <qloggingcategory.h>
 #include <qset.h>
 
-#if (defined(Q_OS_LINUX) || defined(Q_OS_QNX)) && QT_CONFIG(inotify)
+#if (defined(Q_OS_LINUX) || defined(Q_OS_QNX) || defined(Q_OS_FREEBSD)) && QT_CONFIG(inotify)
 #define USE_INOTIFY
 #endif