diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 2823f9e0df..14085f5525 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -181,13 +181,30 @@ if ['windows', 'darwin', 'cygwin'].contains(host_machine.system())
     hal_option = 'false'
 endif
 
-build_udev = get_option('udev')
-build_udev_kms = get_option('udev_kms')
+udev_option = get_option('udev')
+udev_kms_option = get_option('udev_kms')
 if ['windows', 'darwin', 'netbsd', 'openbsd', 'sunos'].contains(host_machine.system())
-    build_udev = false
-    build_udev_kms = false
+    if udev_option == 'auto'
+        udev_option = 'false'
+    endif
+    if udev_kms_option == 'auto'
+        udev_kms_option = 'false'
+    endif
+    if udev_option == 'true' or  udev_kms_option == 'true'
+        message('WARNING: udev is not supported on your platform')
+    endif
+else
+    if udev_option == 'auto'
+        udev_option = 'true'
+    endif
+    if udev_kms_option == 'auto'
+        udev_kms_option = 'true'
+    endif
 endif
 
+build_udev = (udev_option == 'true')
+build_udev_kms = (udev_kms_option == 'true')
+
 if get_option('systemd_logind') == 'auto'
     build_systemd_logind = build_udev_kms and dbus_dep.found()
 else
diff --git a/meson_options.txt b/meson_options.txt
index f0aef3535b..6077dca96c 100644
--- a/meson_options.txt
+++ b/meson_options.txt
@@ -64,8 +64,10 @@ option('suid_wrapper', type: 'boolean', value: false,
        description: 'SUID wrapper for legacy driver support')
 option('pciaccess', type: 'boolean', value: true,
        description: 'Xorg pciaccess support')
-option('udev', type: 'boolean', value: true)
-option('udev_kms', type: 'boolean', value: true)
+option('udev', type: 'combo', choices: ['true', 'false', 'auto'], value: 'auto',
+       description: 'Enable udev hotplugging support')
+option('udev_kms', type: 'combo', choices: ['true', 'false', 'auto'], value: 'auto',
+       description: 'Enable udev kms support')
 option('hal', type: 'combo', choices: ['true', 'false', 'auto'], value: 'false',
        description: 'Enable HAL integration')
 option('systemd_notify', type: 'combo', choices: ['true', 'false', 'auto'], value: 'false',