diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 60c50c21dc1..7d0373f3753 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ if with_egl and not (with_platform_drm or with_platform_surfaceless or with_plat
 endif
 
 # Android uses emutls for versions <= P/28. For USE_ELF_TLS we need ELF TLS.
-if host_machine.system() != 'windows' and (not with_platform_android or get_option('platform-sdk-version') >= 29)
+if not ['windows', 'freebsd'].contains(host_machine.system()) and (not with_platform_android or get_option('platform-sdk-version') >= 29)
   pre_args += '-DUSE_ELF_TLS'
 endif