diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index b5d6dc94a83..819cdedebe2 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -1982,60 +1982,66 @@ if libbpf.found() and not cc.links('''
    #include <bpf/libbpf.h>
    int main(void)
    {
      bpf_object__destroy_skeleton(NULL);
      return 0;
    }''', dependencies: libbpf)
   libbpf = not_found
   if get_option('bpf').enabled()
     error('libbpf skeleton test failed')
   else
     warning('libbpf skeleton test failed, disabling')
   endif
 endif
 
 # libxdp
 libxdp = not_found
 if not get_option('af_xdp').auto() or have_system
     libxdp = dependency('libxdp', required: get_option('af_xdp'),
                         version: '>=1.4.0', method: 'pkg-config')
 endif
 
 # libdw
 libdw = not_found
 if not get_option('libdw').auto() or \
         (not get_option('prefer_static') and (have_system or have_user))
     libdw = dependency('libdw',
                        method: 'pkg-config',
                        required: get_option('libdw'))
 endif
 
+# libinotify-kqueue
+inotify = not_found
+if host_os == 'freebsd'
+  inotify = cc.find_library('inotify')
+endif
+
 #################
 # config-host.h #
 #################
 
 config_host_data = configuration_data()
 
 audio_drivers_selected = []
 if have_system
   audio_drivers_available = {
     'alsa': alsa.found(),
     'coreaudio': coreaudio.found(),
     'dsound': dsound.found(),
     'jack': jack.found(),
     'oss': oss.found(),
     'pa': pulse.found(),
     'pipewire': pipewire.found(),
     'sdl': sdl.found(),
     'sndio': sndio.found(),
   }
   foreach k, v: audio_drivers_available
     config_host_data.set('CONFIG_AUDIO_' + k.to_upper(), v)
   endforeach
 
   # Default to native drivers first, OSS second, SDL third
   audio_drivers_priority = \
     [ 'pa', 'coreaudio', 'dsound', 'sndio', 'oss' ] + \
     (host_os == 'linux' ? [] : [ 'sdl' ])
   audio_drivers_default = []
   foreach k: audio_drivers_priority
     if audio_drivers_available[k]
@@ -2376,61 +2382,62 @@ have_asan_fiber = false
 if get_option('sanitizers') and \
    not cc.has_function('__sanitizer_start_switch_fiber',
                          args: '-fsanitize=address',
                          prefix: '#include <sanitizer/asan_interface.h>')
   warning('Missing ASAN due to missing fiber annotation interface')
   warning('Without code annotation, the report may be inferior.')
 else
   have_asan_fiber = true
 endif
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_ASAN_IFACE_FIBER', have_asan_fiber)
 
 # has_header_symbol
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_BLKZONED',
                      cc.has_header_symbol('linux/blkzoned.h', 'BLKOPENZONE'))
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_EPOLL_CREATE1',
                      cc.has_header_symbol('sys/epoll.h', 'epoll_create1'))
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_FALLOCATE_PUNCH_HOLE',
                      cc.has_header_symbol('linux/falloc.h', 'FALLOC_FL_PUNCH_HOLE') and
                      cc.has_header_symbol('linux/falloc.h', 'FALLOC_FL_KEEP_SIZE'))
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_FALLOCATE_ZERO_RANGE',
                      cc.has_header_symbol('linux/falloc.h', 'FALLOC_FL_ZERO_RANGE'))
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_FIEMAP',
                      cc.has_header('linux/fiemap.h') and
                      cc.has_header_symbol('linux/fs.h', 'FS_IOC_FIEMAP'))
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_GETRANDOM',
                      cc.has_function('getrandom') and
                      cc.has_header_symbol('sys/random.h', 'GRND_NONBLOCK'))
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_INOTIFY',
                      cc.has_header_symbol('sys/inotify.h', 'inotify_init'))
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_INOTIFY1',
-                     cc.has_header_symbol('sys/inotify.h', 'inotify_init1'))
+                     cc.has_header_symbol('sys/inotify.h', 'inotify_init1') and
+                     (host_os != 'freebsd' or inotify.found()))
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_PRCTL_PR_SET_TIMERSLACK',
                      cc.has_header_symbol('sys/prctl.h', 'PR_SET_TIMERSLACK'))
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_RTNETLINK',
                      cc.has_header_symbol('linux/rtnetlink.h', 'IFLA_PROTO_DOWN'))
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_SYSMACROS',
                      cc.has_header_symbol('sys/sysmacros.h', 'makedev'))
 config_host_data.set('HAVE_OPTRESET',
                      cc.has_header_symbol('getopt.h', 'optreset'))
 config_host_data.set('HAVE_IPPROTO_MPTCP',
                      cc.has_header_symbol('netinet/in.h', 'IPPROTO_MPTCP'))
 
 # has_member
 config_host_data.set('HAVE_SIGEV_NOTIFY_THREAD_ID',
                      cc.has_member('struct sigevent', 'sigev_notify_thread_id',
                                    prefix: '#include <signal.h>'))
 config_host_data.set('HAVE_STRUCT_STAT_ST_ATIM',
                      cc.has_member('struct stat', 'st_atim',
                                    prefix: '#include <sys/stat.h>'))
 config_host_data.set('HAVE_BLK_ZONE_REP_CAPACITY',
                      cc.has_member('struct blk_zone', 'capacity',
                                    prefix: '#include <linux/blkzoned.h>'))
 
 # has_type
 config_host_data.set('CONFIG_IOVEC',
                      cc.has_type('struct iovec',
                                  prefix: '#include <sys/uio.h>'))
 config_host_data.set('HAVE_UTMPX',
                      cc.has_type('struct utmpx',
                                  prefix: '#include <utmpx.h>'))
 
@@ -4380,60 +4387,63 @@ summary_info += {'U2F support':       u2f}
 summary_info += {'libusb':            libusb}
 summary_info += {'usb net redir':     usbredir}
 summary_info += {'OpenGL support (epoxy)': opengl}
 summary_info += {'GBM':               gbm}
 summary_info += {'libiscsi support':  libiscsi}
 summary_info += {'libnfs support':    libnfs}
 if host_os == 'windows'
   if have_ga
     summary_info += {'QGA VSS support':   have_qga_vss}
   endif
 endif
 summary_info += {'seccomp support':   seccomp}
 summary_info += {'GlusterFS support': glusterfs}
 summary_info += {'hv-balloon support': hv_balloon}
 summary_info += {'TPM support':       have_tpm}
 summary_info += {'libssh support':    libssh}
 summary_info += {'lzo support':       lzo}
 summary_info += {'snappy support':    snappy}
 summary_info += {'bzip2 support':     libbzip2}
 summary_info += {'lzfse support':     liblzfse}
 summary_info += {'zstd support':      zstd}
 summary_info += {'NUMA host support': numa}
 summary_info += {'capstone':          capstone}
 summary_info += {'libpmem support':   libpmem}
 summary_info += {'libdaxctl support': libdaxctl}
 summary_info += {'libudev':           libudev}
 # Dummy dependency, keep .found()
 summary_info += {'FUSE lseek':        fuse_lseek.found()}
 summary_info += {'selinux':           selinux}
 summary_info += {'libdw':             libdw}
+if host_os == 'freebsd'
+  summary_info += {'libinotify-kqueue': inotify}
+endif
 summary(summary_info, bool_yn: true, section: 'Dependencies')
 
 if host_arch == 'unknown'
   message()
   warning('UNSUPPORTED HOST CPU')
   message()
   message('Support for CPU host architecture ' + cpu + ' is not currently')
   message('maintained. The QEMU project does not guarantee that QEMU will')
   message('compile or work on this host CPU. You can help by volunteering')
   message('to maintain it and providing a build host for our continuous')
   message('integration setup.')
   if get_option('tcg').allowed() and target_dirs.length() > 0
     message()
     message('configure has succeeded and you can continue to build, but')
     message('QEMU will use a slow interpreter to emulate the target CPU.')
   endif
 endif
 
 if not supported_oses.contains(host_os)
   message()
   warning('UNSUPPORTED HOST OS')
   message()
   message('Support for host OS ' + host_os + 'is not currently maintained.')
   message('configure has succeeded and you can continue to build, but')
   message('the QEMU project does not guarantee that QEMU will compile or')
   message('work on this operating system. You can help by volunteering')
   message('to maintain it and providing a build host for our continuous')
   message('integration setup. This will ensure that future versions of QEMU')
   message('will keep working on ' + host_os + '.')
 endif
diff --git a/util/meson.build b/util/meson.build
index af3bf5692d8..0ef9886be04 100644
--- a/util/meson.build
+++ b/util/meson.build
@@ -77,50 +77,54 @@ if have_system
     util_ss.add(files('userfaultfd.c'))
   endif
 endif
 
 if have_block or have_ga
   util_ss.add(files('aiocb.c', 'async.c'))
   util_ss.add(files('base64.c'))
   util_ss.add(files('main-loop.c'))
   util_ss.add(files('qemu-coroutine.c', 'qemu-coroutine-lock.c', 'qemu-coroutine-io.c'))
   util_ss.add(files(f'coroutine-@coroutine_backend@.c'))
   util_ss.add(files('thread-pool.c', 'qemu-timer.c'))
   util_ss.add(files('qemu-sockets.c'))
 endif
 if have_block
   util_ss.add(files('aio-wait.c'))
   util_ss.add(files('buffer.c'))
   util_ss.add(files('bufferiszero.c'))
   util_ss.add(files('hbitmap.c'))
   util_ss.add(files('hexdump.c'))
   util_ss.add(files('iova-tree.c'))
   util_ss.add(files('iov.c', 'uri.c'))
   util_ss.add(files('nvdimm-utils.c'))
   util_ss.add(files('block-helpers.c'))
   util_ss.add(files('qemu-coroutine-sleep.c'))
   util_ss.add(files('qemu-co-shared-resource.c'))
   util_ss.add(files('qemu-co-timeout.c'))
   util_ss.add(files('readline.c'))
   util_ss.add(files('throttle.c'))
   util_ss.add(files('timed-average.c'))
   if config_host_data.get('CONFIG_INOTIFY1')
-    util_ss.add(files('filemonitor-inotify.c'))
+    freebsd_dep = []
+    if host_os == 'freebsd'
+      freebsd_dep = inotify
+    endif
+    util_ss.add(files('filemonitor-inotify.c'), freebsd_dep)
   else
     util_ss.add(files('filemonitor-stub.c'))
   endif
   if host_os == 'linux'
     util_ss.add(files('vhost-user-server.c'), vhost_user)
     util_ss.add(files('vfio-helpers.c'))
     util_ss.add(files('chardev_open.c'))
   endif
 endif
 
 if cpu == 'aarch64'
   util_ss.add(files('cpuinfo-aarch64.c'))
 elif cpu in ['x86', 'x86_64']
   util_ss.add(files('cpuinfo-i386.c'))
 elif cpu == 'loongarch64'
   util_ss.add(files('cpuinfo-loongarch.c'))
 elif cpu in ['ppc', 'ppc64']
   util_ss.add(files('cpuinfo-ppc.c'))
 endif
