diff --git a/src/joystick/bsd/SDL_sysjoystick.c b/src/joystick/bsd/SDL_sysjoystick.c
index fab2eefda..844bbd32f 100644
--- a/src/joystick/bsd/SDL_sysjoystick.c
+++ b/src/joystick/bsd/SDL_sysjoystick.c
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@
 #include <fcntl.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 
+#include <sys/param.h>
+#ifndef __FreeBSD_kernel_version
+#define __FreeBSD_kernel_version __FreeBSD_version
+#endif
+
 #if defined(HAVE_USB_H)
 #include <usb.h>
 #endif