diff --git a/config.h.meson b/config.h.meson
index 4d4a96e611..74a90d3df8 100644
--- a/config.h.meson
+++ b/config.h.meson
@@ -286,6 +286,10 @@
 /* Define to 1 if linux/memfd.h exists */
 #mesondefine HAVE_LINUX_MEMFD_H
 
+#mesondefine HAVE_LINUX_INPUT_H
+
+#mesondefine HAVE_DEV_EVDEV_INPUT_H
+
 #mesondefine GTK_SYSCONFDIR
 
 #mesondefine GTK_LOCALEDIR
diff --git a/gdk/wayland/gdkdevice-wayland.c b/gdk/wayland/gdkdevice-wayland.c
index 2b28b87aac..c9e710ae1e 100644
--- a/gdk/wayland/gdkdevice-wayland.c
+++ b/gdk/wayland/gdkdevice-wayland.c
@@ -41,11 +41,13 @@
 
 #include <xkbcommon/xkbcommon.h>
 
-#include <linux/input.h>
-
 #include <sys/time.h>
 #include <sys/mman.h>
+#if defined(HAVE_DEV_EVDEV_INPUT_H)
+#include <dev/evdev/input.h>
+#elif defined(HAVE_LINUX_INPUT_H)
 #include <linux/input.h>
+#endif
 
 #define BUTTON_BASE (BTN_LEFT - 1) /* Used to translate to 1-indexed buttons */
 
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 895cef9fc0..921c6294a5 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -149,9 +149,11 @@ cdata.set('GTK_INTERFACE_AGE', gtk_interface_age)
 
 check_headers = [
   'crt/externs.h',
+  'dev/evdev/input.h',
   'dlfcn.h',
   'ftw.h',
   'inttypes.h',
+  'linux/input.h',
   'linux/memfd.h',
   'locale.h',
   'memory.h',